Warren E. Bliss to Smiley Bancroft
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Parent Collections - Vermonters in the Civil War
- Charles F. Bancroft Correspondence
Title - Warren E. Bliss to Smiley Bancroft
Creator - Bliss, Warren E., 1840-1930.
Date Created - 1862-06-19
Description - Topics include moving to camp near the Chickahominy, anticipation of a battle at Richmond, the capture of Fort Darling, a description of the Battle of Fair Oaks, and the death of Charles Bancroft. Use of hot air balloons in reconnaissance is mentioned, as is the observation that many plantations are deserted by their owners and run by slaves, Gen. McClellan threatened to turn every "White House" (plantation) into a hospital.
Subject - Armed Forces -- Officers.
- Battle casualties.
- Fair Oaks, Battle of, Va., 1862.
- Freedmen.
- Military hospitals.
- Picketing.
- Sutlers.
- McClellan George Brinton 1826-1885.
- United States Army. Vermont Infantry Regiment, 4th (1861-1865).
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Casualties.
Extent - 7 pages
Note [Digital Version] - 2012-01-31, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries
Genre - correspondence
Type of Resource - text
Publisher - Silver Special Collections, University of Vermont Libraries
Date Captured - 2/1/2012 4:07:48 AM
Access Conditions - Requests to reproduce this item should be sent to Vermont Historical Society Library, vhs-library@state.vt.us.
Access Conditions [Local] - No Copyright - United States
Identifier [Local] - cwvhsBlissWarren01
Language - English
Language [Code] - eng
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