William Wirt Henry to Mary Jane Henry

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Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War; William Wirt Henry Correspondence

Description: Henry writes that he has returned to command the 10th Regiment and that many officers are unhappy with the way Lieutenant Colonel Chandler manages the regiment. He also writes that the regiment is being held in reserve at the moment near Petersburgh where the Union troops hold half the city and the Rebels the other half and that it came under fire the previous day, with seven soldiers wounded. Reference to Lt. Col. Chandler & his command & to the loss of Frost & Stetso

Subject: Battle casualties.; United States Army. Vermont Infantry Regiment, 10th (1862-1865).; Petersburg (Va.) -- History -- Siege, 1864-1865.

Note [Digital Version]: 2013-06-25, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

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