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 been detailed to guard a supply train going to Martinsburg, Virginia, which also had 16 paymasters returning from paying off troops at the front. He was able to get two months pay from one of them, who he was acquainted with, and he sent the money home in a previous letter. He is not sure he will resign yet, as he is feeling a little better, and his resignation will depend on where the regiment is sent for winter quarters. He doesn‚Äôt think there will be any more fighting this fall, since the Rebels will have to send to Richmond for more cannons and he doesn‚Äôt think they can be resupplied before the rainy season.

Subject: Military pay.; Operational rations (Military supplies).; Railroad trains.; Confederate States of America Army.; United States Army. Vermont Infantry Regiment, 10th (1862-1865).; Military camps -- Virginia.

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

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