Valentine G. Barney to Maria Barney
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Parent Collections - Vermonters in the Civil War
- Valentine G. Barney Correspondence
Title - Valentine G. Barney to Maria Barney
Creator - Barney, Valentine G., 1834-1889.
Date Created - 1863-10-08
Description - Barney writes of having only 83 men on duty due to sickness, and that he is currently in command of the fort, though General Wistar would be returning soon after a raid on guerillas. He also comments on the lack of experience of the colored regiment. The rest of the letter contains comments and questions about life at home in Swanton.
Subject - African American soldiers.
- Families of military personnel.
- Guerrilla warfare.
- Military camps -- Virginia.
- United States Army. Vermont Infantry Regiment, 9th (1862-1865).
- Wistar, Isaac J. (Isaac Jones) 1827-1905.
- Yorktown (Va.).
Extent - 3 pages
Note [Digital Version] - 2013-03-08, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries
Genre - correspondence
Type of Resource - text
Publisher - Silver Special Collections, University of Vermont Libraries
Date Captured - 3/8/2013 6:40:40 PM
Access Conditions - Requests to reproduce this item should be sent to Vermont Historical Society Library, library@vermonthistory.org.
Access Conditions [Local] - No Copyright - United States
Identifier [Local] - cwvhsBarneyValentine132
Language - English
Language [Code] - eng
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