Roswell Farnham to Mary [Farnham]

Parent Collections

Vermonters in the Civil War

Roswell Farnham Correspondence

Title

Roswell Farnham to Mary [Farnham]

Creator

Farnham, Roswell, 1827-1903.

Date Created

1861-05-18

Description

Topics include the safety of the fort; definition of "columbiad" (delivers 10-inch cannonball); living arrangements (Willard Hotel); officers' food versus soldiers' food; daily drill and men's complaints; several lines about health concerns, children's health, not getting mail, and correct mailing address. Names: Pickett, John Prichard, Andross, Stearns, Charlie Peters, Mr. Batchelder, Woodstock Company.

Subject

Drill and minor tactics.

Military camps -- Virginia.

Morale.

Postal service.

FarnhamRoswell 1827-1903.

United States Army. Vermont Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861).

Fort Monroe (Va.).

Extent

4 pages

Note [Digital Version]

2010-10-18, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

Genre

correspondence

Type of Resource

text

Publisher

Silver Special Collections, University of Vermont Libraries

Date Captured

10/18/2010 8:33:41 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]

cwuvmfarnham11

Language

English

Language [Code]

eng

Digital Format

image/tiff

Digital Format

Text/Color : 24 bits ; 300 ppi