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Volney S. Fullam to Frederick Holbrook
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    • Creator: Fullam, Volney S.
    • Date Created: 1862-08-18
    • Description: Topics include recommendations for promotions to fill the vacant positions.
    • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, William C. Holbrook Correspondence


    William C. Holbrook to Frederick Holbrook
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      • Creator: Holbrook, William Cune, 1842-1904.
      • Date Created: 1862-08-20
      • Description: Topics include a list of recommendations for promotions made by Holbrook.
      • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, William C. Holbrook Correspondence


      Note
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        • Description: A handwritten note to call Mr. Kenney of the Globe (?). Possibly a reference to someone at a newspaper. No date.
        • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Roswell Farnham Correspondence


        Solomon G. Heaton to Mother
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          • Creator: Heaton, Solomon G.
          • Date Created: 1862-03-17
          • Description: With Heaton's words, "the great Army of the Potomac has at last started," we get a sense of impatience, on the soldier's part, with Gen. George McClellan's well-known reluctance to send men into battle. The date of this letter coincides within the beginning of the Peninsula Campaign, which deployed over 121,000 Union soldiers. Perhaps Heaton's regiment, camped somewhere in Virginia, is about to meet up with this "offul Army down on the co[a]st it numbers 90 thousand men" as part of the Campaign. He notes some of the destruction left behind by retreating rebels, most notably the burned homes near Fairfax courthouse, supposedly where George and Martha Washington were married. (The home owned by Martha Custis, Washington's betrothed, was indeed burned in 1862 because of the war. This is believed to have been a likely site of the marriage in early January, 1759.) Other place names mentioned: Mannassas, Centerville.
          • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Solomon G. Heaton Correspondence


          Roswell Farnham to Laura
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            • Creator: Farnham, Roswell, 1827-1903.
            • Date Created: 1863-02-10
            • Description: Two letters dated Feb 10 and Feb. 15. Topics include the costs of newspapers and magazines, the chain of custody of Laura‚Äôs braids of hair, comfortable living conditions at the moment, Mary‚Äôs visit in camp, mention of a map sent to Charlie, news of friends seen, a trip to Washington where they saw actress Maggie Mitchell (she was a Confederate sympathizer and friend of John Wilkes Booth), an incident with their dog, suggestions on refurbishing the house and money sent home.
            • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Roswell Farnham Correspondence


            ? to Father
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              • Date Created: 1863-02-26
              • Description: Unsigned letter to his father with topics including Col Farnham's horses being sick but getting better ; the variable weather, how people can make do with few conveniences, Mr. Peach the cook, the food that is available in camp ; the dark looks the southerners give the soldiers, his negative opinion of the white southerners, mentioning writing to Henry, Laura and hoping to see Zeke.
              • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Roswell Farnham Correspondence


              [Roswell Farnham] to [Mary Farnham]
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                • Creator: Farnham, Roswell, 1827-1903.
                • Date Created: 1862-11-30
                • Description: Farnham writes from Camp Vermont, Alexandria, Va. 12th Vt. Regiment Volunteers Militia and writes of his wife Mary's visit camp, of meeting with Mr. Morrill and Senator Foote, of his house being finished with 2 bedrooms and a fireplace.
                • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Roswell Farnham Correspondence


                Report
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                  • Date Created: 1862-12-15
                  • Description: Pass for Roswell Farnham to return from Washington to the 12th Vermont Volunteers camp by order of Col. A. P. Blunt and approved by Brig Genl E. H. Stoughton and Geo W. Hooker.
                  • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Roswell Farnham Correspondence


                  Roswell Farnham to [Laura]
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                    • Creator: Farnham, Roswell, 1827-1903.
                    • Date Created: 1863-03-09
                    • Description: Topics include the death of Cyrus Farnham from typhoid fever.
                    • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Roswell Farnham Correspondence


                    Draft of Official Statement
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                      • Date Created: 1864-07-06
                      • Description: Topics include an account of a situation involving Colonel Bulavsky and Major Alden that lead to the recommendation of a ‚ÄúCourt of Inquiry‚Äù being held.
                      • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, William C. Holbrook Correspondence