Lyman S. Williams to Parents

Parent Collections

Vermonters in the Civil War

Lyman S. Williams Correspondence

Title

Lyman S. Williams to Parents

Creator

Williams, Lyman S., 1839-1905.

Date Created

1862-07-06

Description

Topics include a retreat to the James River (known later as a "great skedaddle," a word that Williams uses here but in the context of not being paid), a fight at Savage's Station, a review by General McClellan, and the men killed and wounded in the fight.

Subject

Armed Forces -- Officers.

Battle casualties.

Military hospitals.

Savage's Station, Battle of, Va., 1862.

Seven Days' Battles, Va., 1862.

McClellanGeorge Brinton 1826-1885.

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

Extent

4 pages

Note [Digital Version]

2012-01-31, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

Genre

correspondence

Type of Resource

text

Publisher

Silver Special Collections, University of Vermont Libraries

Date Captured

1/31/2012 4:33:28 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]

cwvhsWilliamsLyman10

Language

English

Language [Code]

eng

Digital Format

image/tiff

Digital Format

Text/Color: 24 bits; 300 ppi