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Joseph Rutherford to [Hannah Rutherford]

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Creator: Rutherford, Joseph Chase, 1818-1902.
Date Created: 1863-09-14
Description: Topics include Rutherford trying to reassure and relieve his wife's fears for the welfare of Vermont troops, reference to the 10th Regiment as the "lucky 10th", his good health, opinions on the war, his willingness to suffer hardships for the benefit of having a good home in the future, his daughter Helen and son Jacob's welfare, a small fight that occurred in the area near camp, orders given to be ready to move at a moment's notice, expecting military pay, needing to buy new clothes, will send some money home, request for local newspaper, Newport News.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Joseph Chase Rutherford Correspondence

Joseph Rutherford to [Hannah Rutherford]

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Creator: Rutherford, Joseph Chase, 1818-1902.
Date Created: 1864-05-02
Description: Writes of including a drawing made by him for his daughter Helen of his beloved horse Lady Lightfoot, Rutherford‚Äôs relationship with his horse, and discussion of a newspaper article about Grant‚Äôs unsuccessful advances and his veiled opinion of the article's Copperhead leaning viewpoint.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Joseph Chase Rutherford Correspondence

Joseph Rutherford to [Hannah Rutherford]

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Creator: Rutherford, Joseph Chase, 1818-1902.
Date Created: 1865-03-19
Description: Rutherford receives the promotion to Surgeon of the 17th Regiment ; notice to be printed in the New York Herald ; anticipation of stillness being soon broken and his skills as a surgeon being needed ; includes a brief personal letter for his daughter Kittie.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Joseph Chase Rutherford Correspondence

Bradford Sparrow to Parents and Brothers

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Creator: Sparrow, Bradford.
Date Created: 1864-02-12
Description: Writes his health is good, there was a battle on the Rapidan on the 5th, orders given to move out, he on picket duty to remain, could hear the muskets firing, reads in the newspaper Rebels panic stricken in Richmond by Butler's approach, hears talk of moving Confederate capital to Columbia, South Carolina, paymaster in camp, will send money home, has played cards on picket duty to pass the time, thinks folks at home have gotten his picture (photo), expresses appreciation for berries sent.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Bradford Sparrow Correspondence

Lyman Barton to Melissa Barton

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Creator: Barton, Lyman, 1839-1936.
Date Created: 1863-12-01
Description: Lyman Barton writes of his return to his regiment after spending time at home on sick leave. He also writes of two men being shot for desertion from his regiment, one from his own company. Both men were drafted and he tells the story of the wife of one man coming to camp after his execution, of her being told the news of his death by the company cook, of Portsmouth newspaper reports on Gen Grant and Gen Meade's capture of Rebel prisoners, of comfortable tent to live in with stove.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Barton Family Correspondence

Joseph Spafford to Homer White

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Creator: Spafford, Joseph, 1837-1866.
Date Created: 1863-07-17
Description: Brief letter to friend Homer White (of New York City) informing him of Spafford's soon discharge from the army, heading to New York, the heavy losses at Gettysburg with those killed & wounded, opinions of newspaper editors.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Joseph Spafford Correspondence

Wheelock G. Veazey to Julia A. Veazey

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Creator: Veazey, Wheelock G., 1835-1898.
Date Created: 1863-03-15
Description: Veazey requests a photo of his wife, Julia, in her new cloak, wants to be present when the baby comes but knows it is not likely and mentions a New Hampshire paper in which Atherton‚Äôs articles appear,
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Wheelock Graves Veazey Correspondence

Roswell Farnham to [Mary Farnham]

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Creator: Farnham, Roswell, 1827-1903.
Date Created: 1863-05-26
Description: Topics include a pleasant ride at Manassas Junction, stopping by a deserted house and picking bouquets of flowers from the over grown garden there, the danger of rebel guerrilla warfare, his horse Burnie improving in health but still with a cough, the plan to return to Union Mills tomorrow, hoping to receive the newspapers sooner than before, and much preparations by the soldiers in expectation of rebels in Alexandria.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Roswell Farnham Correspondence

Joseph Rutherford to [Hannah Rutherford]

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Creator: Rutherford, Joseph Chase, 1818-1902.
Date Created: 1863-09-20
Description: Topics include thankful for getting postage stamps from home, gives treatment for diphtheria, remarks regarding the importance of letter writing, his rail against his wife's relatives for indignities he has suffered from them, well digging at home, reference to "Copperheads," his reaction and outrage to a vote related to the war taken at a town meeting as reported in a home newspaper (Newport News?), his urging to have the vote reversed, his permission to have part of his opinion published in the newspaper if seen fit and a description of the line of battle.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Joseph Chase Rutherford Correspondence

Joseph Rutherford to Newport Express

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Creator: Rutherford, Joseph Chase, 1818-1902.
Date Created: 1865-03-27
Description: Letter to the Newport Express newspaper that includes a description of a battle near Petersburg, Virginia (part of the Richmond - Petersburg Campaign) in which many were killed or captured ; number to casualties and prisoners captured stated.
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Joseph Chase Rutherford Correspondence

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