Henry Harrison Wilder to Mother

Parent Collections

Vermonters in the Civil War

Henry Harrison Wilder Correspondence

Title

Henry Harrison Wilder to Mother

Creator

Wilder, Henry Harrison.

Date Created

1862-01-26

Description

Topics include marching orders, the cold weather, and the way the regiment sets up their guns so they are always ready. The order to march probably refers to Lincoln's General War Order No. 1, an attempt to prod his generals to act. By "Chatilerz" Wilder may have meant "chattelers," or those assigned the duty of moving war materiel.

Subject

Families of military personnel.

Military camps -- Vermont.

Postal service.

United States Army -- Military life.

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.

Extent

2 pages

Note [Digital Version]

2010-11-10, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

Genre

correspondence

Type of Resource

text

Publisher

Silver Special Collections, University of Vermont Libraries

Date Captured

11/10/2010 3:53:34 PM

Access Conditions

For further information please contact Special Collections, University of Vermont Libraries at uvmsc@uvm.edu.

Access Conditions [Local]

No Copyright - United States

Identifier [Local]

cwuvmwilder15

Language

English

Language [Code]

eng

Digital Format

image/tiff

Digital Format

Text/Color : 24 bits ; 300 ppi