Lyman S. Williams to Lois L. Williams

Parent Collections

Vermonters in the Civil War

Lyman S. Williams Correspondence

Title

Lyman S. Williams to Lois L. Williams

Creator

Williams, Lyman S., 1839-1905.

Date Created

1864-06-25

Description

Topics include Lyman’s promotion to 2nd Lieutenant of Company C, inquiries about his Canadian cousins, trying to keep cool, with a bucket of ice water to drink, needing money sent to him to pay for his new equipment as 2nd Lieutenant, a discussion about the officers in his new company, a report about the loss of prisoners by the 4th and 11th Regiments, destruction of railroad tracks and bridges.

Subject

Families of military personnel.

Prisoners of war.

Promotions, Military.

Railroad trains.

United States Army. Vermont Infantry Regiment, 6th (1861-1864).

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Destruction and pillage.

Extent

8 pages

Note [Digital Version]

2013-04-16, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

Genre

correspondence

Type of Resource

text

Publisher

Silver Special Collections, University of Vermont Libraries

Date Captured

4/16/2013 6:43:05 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]

cwvhsWilliamsLyman28

Language

English

Language [Code]

eng

Digital Format

image/tiff

Digital Format

Text/Color: 24 bits; 300 ppi