Bradford Sparrow to Parents and Brothers
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Parent Collections - Vermonters in the Civil War
- Bradford Sparrow Correspondence
Title - Bradford Sparrow to Parents and Brothers
Creator - Sparrow, Bradford.
Date Created - 1864-04-25
Description - Still at Brandy Station, Virginia and writes of feeling well, of expecting Gen. Meade to move is head quarters to Culpeper soon, been rifle target practice, Lt. Gen. Grant reviewed the troops, photograph sent home via mail, has heard news of Red River expedition and massacre at Fort Pillow (April 12) where a large number of Black and White troops were killed, mentions lots of opportunities for men to get commissions in the Black regiments.
Subject - African American soldiers.
- Red River Expedition, 1864.
- Brandy Station (Va.).
- Fort Pillow (Tenn.).
Extent - 3 pages
Note [Digital Version] - 2013-07-05, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries
Genre - correspondence
Type of Resource - text
Publisher - Silver Special Collections, University of Vermont Libraries
Date Captured - 7/5/2013 8:37:17 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] - cwuvmsparrow23
Language - English
Language [Code] - eng
Digital Format - image/tiff
Digital Format - Text/Color: 24 bits; 300 ppi
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