William Wirt Henry to Mary Jane Henry

Parent Collections

Vermonters in the Civil War

William Wirt Henry Correspondence

Title

William Wirt Henry to Mary Jane Henry

Creator

Henry, William Wirt, 1831-1915.

Date Created

1864-05-18

Description

Henry writes that the 10th Vermont was moved from the left to the right of the Union line in expectation of a battle, but the orders were bungled and the 10th came too late and only skirmished. They were then moved back to their old position on the left. Two soldiers were killed in the skirmish.

Subject

Battle casualties.

Skirmishing.

United States Army. Vermont Infantry Regiment, 10th (1862-1865).

Extent

3 pages

Note [Digital Version]

2013-06-25, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

Genre

correspondence

Type of Resource

text

Publisher

Silver Special Collections, University of Vermont Libraries

Date Captured

6/25/2013 7:46:15 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]

cwvhsHenryWilliam106

Language

English

Language [Code]

eng

Digital Format

image/tiff

Digital Format

Text/Color: 24 bits; 300 ppi