Valentine G. Barney to Maria Barney

Parent Collections

Vermonters in the Civil War

Valentine G. Barney Correspondence

Title

Valentine G. Barney to Maria Barney

Creator

Barney, Valentine G., 1834-1889.

Date Created

1863-07-14

Description

Barney writes that the Brigade will be doing garrison duty, and that he was Brigade officer of the day. He also writes that the field officers live very well but that it is costly, and that the bathing is good there. Writes of sending a book to Fred, & a souvenir, a percussion tube used to fire heavy guns, and warns his wife not to pull hard on the wire, in case it goes off. Hopes "to hear of Lee's destruction today."

Subject

Armed Forces -- Officers.

United States Army. Vermont Infantry Regiment, 9th (1862-1865).

Families of military personnel.

Yorktown (Va.).

Extent

4 pages

Note [Digital Version]

2013-03-04, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

Genre

correspondence

Type of Resource

text

Publisher

Silver Special Collections, University of Vermont Libraries

Date Captured

3/4/2013 8:44:20 PM

Access Conditions

Requests to reproduce this item should be sent to Vermont Historical Society Library, library@vermonthistory.org.

Access Conditions [Local]

No Copyright - United States

Identifier [Local]

cwvhsBarneyValentine114

Language

English

Language [Code]

eng

Digital Format

image/tiff

Digital Format

Text/Color: 24 bits; 300 ppi