Joseph Spafford to Mary Jane Spafford

Parent Collections

Vermonters in the Civil War

Joseph Spafford Correspondence

Title

Joseph Spafford to Mary Jane Spafford

Creator

Spafford, Joseph, 1837-1866.

Date Created

1863-01-04

Description

From Centreville, Va., a brief letter to sister Mary Jane requesting copies of the Boston Daily Journal with information about the battles of Bull Run (August 1862) and Chantilly (September 1862), mention of skirmish of cavalry pickets with the rebels, of how desolate the area is with empty, burned buildings and Joseph’s good health.

Subject

Bull Run, 2nd Battle of, Va., 1862.

Newspapers.

Skirmishing.

Extent

2 pages

Note [Digital Version]

2012-11-06, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

Genre

correspondence

Type of Resource

text

Publisher

Silver Special Collections, University of Vermont Libraries

Date Captured

11/6/2012 3:49:56 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]

cwvhsSpaffordJoseph68

Language

English

Language [Code]

eng

Digital Format

image/tiff

Digital Format

Text/Color: 24 bits; 300 ppi