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

1861-06-11

Description

Topics include the expected fight at Little Bethel and the battle at Great Bethel, where fewer than fifty men were killed on the Union side. Mentions German Regiment (Col. Bendix) and Duryea's Zouaves. Description of "friendly fire" incident. Excursion proved to be the most exhausting so far.

Subject

Friendly fire (Military science).

Marching.

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

FarnhamRoswell 1827-1903.

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

Military camps -- Virginia.

Extent

8 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]

cwuvmfarnham23

Language

English

Language [Code]

eng

Digital Format

image/tiff

Digital Format

Text/Color : 24 bits ; 300 ppi