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 - 1863-06-28
Description - Four days of marching have left the men foot sore and exhausted & he writes of the hardships and consequences of men not being able to keep up. Tells of a mishap with an officer and his horse, of the men picking up stray horses, of the men cooking for themselves, of butchered cattle for fresh beef, mention of Mrs. Capt. Williams and Mrs. Damon, moving towards Hagarstown and no expectation for a fight.
Subject - Food.
- Horses.
- Marching.
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women.
- United States Army -- Military life.
Extent - 4 pages
Note [Digital Version] - 2011-04-29, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries
Genre - correspondence
Type of Resource - text
Publisher - Silver Special Collections, University of Vermont Libraries
Date Captured - 4/29/2011 4:26:44 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] - cwuvmfarnham177
Language - English
Language [Code] - eng
Digital Format - image/tiff
Digital Format - Text/Color: 24 bits; 300 ppi
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