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

1864-06-18

Description

Henry writes that he is sorry for not writing sooner, but the Hospital was moved and his hand was so bad he thought he might lose it. It is better now and he hopes to be back with the Regiment in a few days. He also writes that the best account of the Battle of Cold Harbor is in the “Tribune” and to ignore the papers that reported his death or that he was wounded in the head.

Subject

Military hospitals.

Newspapers.

Reporters and reporting.

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

Amputation.

Cold Harbor (Va.).

Extent

5 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]

cwvhsHenryWilliam110

Language

English

Language [Code]

eng

Digital Format

image/tiff

Digital Format

Text/Color: 24 bits; 300 ppi