Frederick Holbrook to John Wolcott Phelps

Parent Collections

Vermonters in the Civil War

John Wolcott Phelps Correspondence

Title

Frederick Holbrook to John Wolcott Phelps

Creator

Holbrook, Frederick.

Date Created

1862-05-02

Description

Topics include the arrival of the 7th and 8th Vermont Regiments at Ship Island, off the coast of Miss., and arrangements with the War Department for wounded troops to be sent home. Holbrook mentions the Battle of Yorktown (April 5-May 4, 1862), esp. the "affair" on April 16 that left ca. 100 Vermont soldiers wounded. Holbrook is in charge of the U.S. Marine Hospital in Burlington, Vt.

Subject

Battle casualties.

Military hospitals.

Ship Island (Miss.).

United States Army. Vermont Infantry Regiment, 7th (1862-1866).

United States Army. Vermont Infantry Regiment, 7th (1862-1866). Company C.

United States Army. Vermont Infantry Regiment, 8th (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 3:51:22 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]

cwuvmphelps27

Language

English

Language [Code]

eng

Digital Format

image/tiff

Digital Format

Text/Color : 24 bits ; 300 ppi