Ransom W. Towle to [Family and Friends]

Parent Collections

Vermonters in the Civil War

Ransom W. Towle Correspondence

Title

Ransom W. Towle to [Family and Friends]

Creator

Towle, Ransom W., d. 1864.

Date Created

1862-06-18

Description

Towle writes from the field near Richmond, Va on heavy firing between Union gun boats on James River and Fort Darlin, an exchange of fire with the enemy, the seemingly deterioration of Gen. McClellan's appearance and the arrest of Colonel Stoughton for not turning out with his regiment to in line of battle.

Subject

Armed Forces -- Officers.

Marching.

Picketing.

United States Army -- Military life.

Peninsular Campaign, 1862.

Extent

3 pages

Note [Digital Version]

2011-08-23, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

Genre

correspondence

Type of Resource

text

Publisher

Silver Special Collections, University of Vermont Libraries

Date Captured

8/23/2011 7:29:14 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]

cwvhsTowleRansom29

Language

English

Language [Code]

eng

Digital Format

image/tiff

Digital Format

Text/Color: 24 bits; 300 ppi