William C. Holbrook to Frederick Holbrook
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Parent Collections - Vermonters in the Civil War
- William C. Holbrook Correspondence
Title - William C. Holbrook to Frederick Holbrook
Date Created - 1862-07-01
Description - Writing to his father, Gov. Holbrook, from the steamer, Morning Sight near Vicksburg topics include asking if he can have a battery to command, mentions Fort Pike, the desire to join the artillery service, the hope to be given captaincy, and the slow bombardments by the rebels but there was an attack by 3000 Confederates thinking to board the Union mortar boats only to be beaten back when fired upon.
Subject - Armed Forces -- Officers.
- Skirmishing.
- Vicksburg (Miss.).
- Confederate States of America Army.
- Steamboats.
- Fort Pike (La.).
Extent - 3 pages
Note [Digital Version] - 2011-05-10, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries
Genre - correspondence
Type of Resource - text
Publisher - Silver Special Collections, University of Vermont Libraries
Date Captured - 5/10/2011 6:54:15 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] - cwuvmholbrook08
Language - English
Language [Code] - eng
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Digital Format - Text/Color: 24 bits; 300 ppi
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