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 - 1863-10-29
Description - Barney writes while on board the steamer “Maple Leaf” and describes the trip, including a singalong with Captain Seligson and his guitar. Officers' wives aboard but seasick, confined to their rooms thus he deprived "the pleasure of looking at a white woman." He also writes of wishing his father had sent a box with winter clothing that he had requested earlier, since the men need winter clothing.
Subject - Steamboats.
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women.
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Songs and music.
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] - cwvhsBarneyValentine138
Language - English
Language [Code] - eng
Digital Format - image/tiff
Digital Format - Text/Color: 24 bits; 300 ppi
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