Vermonters in the Civil War

Vermont soldiers in the Civil War wrote an enormous quantity of letters and diaries, of which many thousands have survived in libraries, historical societies, and in private hands. This collection represents a selection of letters and diaries from the University of Vermont and the Vermont Historical Society. The collection includes materials dating from 1861-1865. Materials were selected for digitization to provide a variety of perspectives on events and issues. The voices represented in the collection include private soldiers and officers, as well as a few civilians. All of the extant Civil War-era letters or diaries of each of the selected individuals (at least, all that are to be found in the participating institutions’ collections) are included; each adds a certain experience and point of view to the whole. Officers in the photo above are (from left to right): Lieutenant Colonel Charles B. Stoughton, Colonel Edwin H. Stoughton, Major Harry N. Worthen. All are from the Fourth Vermont Infantry Regiment.

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Miniature of Wheelock G. Veazey to Julia A. Veazey

Wheelock G. Veazey to Julia A. Veazey

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Creator: Veazey, Wheelock G., 1835-1898.
Date Created: 1861-12-04
Description: Topics include Wheelock G. Veazey telling his wife Julia A. Veazey how much he loves and misses her.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Wheelock Graves Veazey Correspondence

Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War

Miniature of Wheelock G. Veazey to Julia A. Veazey

Wheelock G. Veazey to Julia A. Veazey

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Creator: Veazey, Wheelock G., 1835-1898.
Date Created: 1862-10-29
Description: Writing from camp at East Capitol Hill in D.C. topics include the journey to Washington D.C. and the pregnancy of Wheelock Veazey‚Äôs wife.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Wheelock Graves Veazey Correspondence

Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War

Miniature of Joseph Spafford to Mary Jane Spafford

Joseph Spafford to Mary Jane Spafford

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Creator: Spafford, Joseph, 1837-1866.
Date Created: 1862-03-25
Description: Writing from the Mansion House Hospital in Alexandria VA, topics include difficulty in getting a furlough at the present time, illness among others at the hospital from the Regiment, and the keeping and responsibility of using the Company's money for needed purchases for the men.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Joseph Spafford Correspondence

Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War

Miniature of Merrill F. Samson to A. Hayward

Merrill F. Samson to A. Hayward

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Creator: Samson, Merrill F.
Date Created: 1862-07-18
Description: Topics include the death of Wilder; and his friend Merrill sending condolences to Wilder's mother. Wilder may have died during the Battle of Malvern Hill, which concluded the Seven Days Campaign; or in any number of skirmishes that occurred in early July.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Henry Harrison Wilder Correspondence

Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War

Miniature of Lyman S.Williams to Lois L. Williams

Lyman S.Williams to Lois L. Williams

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Creator: Williams, Lyman S., 1839-1905.
Date Created: 1861-12-09
Description: Topics include the improving health of the regiment, the deaths of John Roland and Walter Osburn, and a scouting expedition.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Papers of Lyman S. Williams

Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War

Miniature of Lyman S. Willams to Lois L. Williams

Lyman S. Willams to Lois L. Williams

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Creator: Williams, Lyman S., 1839-1905.
Date Created: 1862-07-09
Description: Topics include the camp being shelled twice, the regiment camping on the east bank of the James River, the losses in both armies, and the regiment being reviewed by President Lincoln.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Lyman S. Williams Correspondence

Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War

Miniature of Letter to Rufus and Sebra Towle

Letter to Rufus and Sebra Towle

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Creator: Towle, Ransom W., d. 1864.
Date Created: 1861-11-25
Description: From Camp Griffen, Va. Topics include the health of the regiment (measles, Typhoid fever), requests for food, tea, clothing and the cold weather.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Civil War correspondence of Ransom W. Towle and Thomas N. Flanders

Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War

Miniature of Ransom W. Towle to Rufus and Sebra Towle

Ransom W. Towle to Rufus and Sebra Towle

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Creator: Towle, Ransom W., d. 1864.
Date Created: 1862-02-05
Description: Towle responds to his parents' letter that expresses low morale at home, financial difficulties at home and Towle encourages the doing without luxuries on the home front as much as possible. He writes of a 30 hour picket trip, the capture of rebel two scouts, drills being only two a day and of a self inflicted wounding of a Union soldier requiring amputation of the wounded soldier's leg.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Ransom W. Towle Correspondence

Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War

Miniature of Lyman S. Williams to Lois L. Williams

Lyman S. Williams to Lois L. Williams

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Creator: Williams, Lyman S., 1839-1905.
Date Created: 1864-07-03
Description: Writes of a raid on the railroad line between Richmond, Virginia and Welden, North Carolina at Ream‚Äôs Station destroying tracks, his wish to be at home visiting with his brother, Nathan, the hot and dusty weather, and getting paid.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Lyman S. Williams Correspondence

Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War

Miniature of Lyman S. Williams to Carrie A. Williams

Lyman S. Williams to Carrie A. Williams

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Creator: Williams, Lyman S., 1839-1905.
Date Created: 1864-11-13
Description: Topics include moving camp towards Winchester, Virginia, a Confederate attack on the picket lines resulting in rebel prisoners, captured artillery & ammunition trains, receiving his commission as 1st Lieutenant of Company I, and his happiness that President Abraham Lincoln was re-elected.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Lyman S. Williams Correspondence

Part of: Vermonters in the Civil War