Joseph Spafford to Mary Jane Spafford

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Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War; Joseph Spafford Correspondence

Description: Letter head with color illustration of a camp scene written in the field. Topics include several diary entries detailing Joseph‚Äôs experiences from November 25th, 1862 to January 8th, 1863 that include camp life, soldiers marching music, viewing the Chantilly battlefield, desecration of the dead, discovery of coffin of Confederate officer in barn of area family, firing at Rebels with death of a horse resulting, burned and empty buildings in the area, activities of local people including assisting a southern woman regain her father who had been taken prisoner.

Subject: United States Army -- Military life.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Songs and music.

Note [Digital Version]: 2012-11-06, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

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