Roswell Farnham to [Mary Farnham]
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Parent Collections - Vermonters in the Civil War
- Roswell Farnham Correspondence
Title - Roswell Farnham to [Mary Farnham]
Creator - Farnham, Roswell, 1827-1903.
Date Created - 1861-06-20
Description - June 20, 1861. Topics include setting rumors straight. Farnham assures his wife that his chances of being killed are minimal. Notes that his provost marshal duties have lessened, possibly because fewer "negroes" are arriving, for fear that the North won't succeed! Reference to Dan Johnson and his rumors; also the secret why he returned home. Compliments for Capt. Andross, again, during Battle of Big (or Great) Bethel.
Subject - Fugitive slaves.
- Military camps -- Virginia.
- FarnhamRoswell 1827-1903.
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
- Big Bethel, Battle of, Va., 1861.
Extent - 2 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] - cwuvmfarnham26
Language - English
Language [Code] - eng
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