Ransom W. Towle to Family

Parent Collections

Vermonters in the Civil War

Ransom W. Towle Correspondence

Title

Ransom W. Towle to Family

Creator

Towle, Ransom W., d. 1864.

Date Created

[1862]-01-20

Description

Towle writes from his Virginia camp to his parents and sister on the mud while out on picket duty, fearfulness of some of the soldiers, list of items to send from home including a reference to his much needed new boots, sickness and deaths in the Regiment, and news of the Rochester boys.

Subject

Diseases.

Military camps -- Virginia.

Picketing.

United States Army -- Military life.

Morale.

War casualties.

United States Army. Vermont Infantry Regiment, 4th (1861-1865).

Extent

3 pages

Note [Digital Version]

2011-05-06, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

Genre

correspondence

Type of Resource

text

Publisher

Silver Special Collections, University of Vermont Libraries

Date Captured

5/6/2011 4:04:21 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]

cwvhsTowleRansom07

Language

English

Language [Code]

eng

Digital Format

image/tiff

Digital Format

Text/Color: 24 bits; 300 ppi