Lyman Barton to Hiram Barton

Parent Collections

Vermonters in the Civil War

Barton Family Correspondence

Title

Lyman Barton to Hiram Barton

Creator

Barton, Lyman, 1839-1936.

Date Created

1863-07-29

Description

Lyman Barton writes of his Regiment’s march from White House to near Hanover Junction and back, and then on to a camp near Portsmouth, Virginia. He then writes of his military unit being renumbered (from 9 A C to the 7 A C now 2nd Brigade 2nd Division 7 A C), of news from home, that his two other brothers, James and Henry were drafted, and continues with his views on how the war is progressing.

Subject

Draft -- United States.

Marching.

Military camps -- Virginia.

Families of military personnel.

Extent

4 pages

Note [Digital Version]

2013-03-15, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

Genre

correspondence

Type of Resource

text

Publisher

Silver Special Collections, University of Vermont Libraries

Date Captured

3/15/2013 8:19:17 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]

cwvhsBartonLyman05

Language

English

Language [Code]

eng

Digital Format

image/tiff

Digital Format

Text/Color: 24 bits; 300 ppi