William Wirt Henry to Gov. J. Gregory Smith
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Parent Collections - Vermonters in the Civil War
- William Wirt Henry Correspondence
Title - William Wirt Henry to Gov. J. Gregory Smith
Creator - Henry, William Wirt, 1831-1915.
Date Created - 1864-05-20
Description - Strongly worded letter written to Governor Smith protesting his censuring of Henry for lack of discipline in the 10th Vermont, due to the complaints of Major Chandler over the promotion of Captain Frost. Henry writes that he believes the 10th Vermont is very disciplined and that the Governor’s action in not sending commissions has harmed that discipline. He also states that the 10th Vermont has been under fire continuously and has done it’s duty well. Reference to Col. Jewett, Capt Dillingham Henry writes this letter while lying in a rifle pit, 1,000 yards from the Confederate forces.
Subject - Intrenchments.
- Smith J. Gregory (John Gregory) 1818-1891.
- Armed Forces -- Officers.
- Spotsylvania (Va.).
- United States Army. Vermont Infantry Regiment, 10th (1862-1865).
- Chandler Charles G.
- Frost Edwin B.
- Dillingham Edwin 1839-1864.
Extent - 7 pages
Note [Digital Version] - 2013-06-25, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries
Genre - correspondence
Type of Resource - text
Publisher - Silver Special Collections, University of Vermont Libraries
Date Captured - 6/25/2013 7:46:15 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] - cwvhsHenryWilliam107
Language - English
Language [Code] - eng
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