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Bradford Sparrow to ?
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    • Creator: Sparrow, Bradford.
    • Date Created: ?
    • Description: A copy of an official document by Private Bradford P. Sparrow stating his military service and is an application to recover military pay due him.
    • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Bradford Sparrow Correspondence


    Charles F. Bancroft to Family
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      • Creator: Bancroft, Charles F., 1835-1862.
      • Date Created: 1861-10-06
      • Description: Topics include anticipation of a battle in Virginia and requests for some items from home.
      • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Charles F. Bancroft Correspondence


      Charles F. Bancroft to Family
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        • Creator: Bancroft, Charles F., 1835-1862.
        • Date Created: 1861-11-16
        • Description: Topics include the number of men who have either died or are sick in the regiment, the success at Port Royal, and the arrest of the Confederate Ministers to Europe, Mason and Slidell.
        • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Charles F. Bancroft Correspondence


        Charles F. Bancroft to Clarissa Bancroft
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          • Creator: Bancroft, Charles F., 1835-1862.
          • Date Created: 1862-01-15
          • Description: Topics include drills, a prediction that the fighting will end by June, and inquiries about home. In addition to myriad details regarding weather, food, and correspondence, Bancroft inserts thoughtful questions, e.g.: "Clara do folks in our neighborhood manifest much interest in my being out here? do they seem to care a great deal about it?" He also refers to the lull in fighting--and resulting boredom-- that precedes Lincoln's general order of Jan. 27 for federal armies to advance.
          • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Charles F. Bancroft Correspondence


          Charles F. Bancroft to Parents
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            • Creator: Bancroft, Charles F., 1835-1862.
            • Date Created: 1862-02-02
            • Description: Topics include reminiscences of church meetings in Vt., stimulated by his attendance of them at camp; how much he enjoys the supplies (footwear, clothing, food, brandy) from home; some medical treatment that was improved with brandy; his appreciation of family and home; a few words about postal delivery; and a map of the South he plans to give to his father. -- Because of winter, the war has slackened off a bit. Lincoln is still trying to force McClellan to act.
            • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Charles F. Bancroft Correspondence


            Valentine G. Barney to Maria Barney
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              • Creator: Barney, Valentine G., 1834-1889.
              • Date Created: [1861]-06-03
              • Description: Barney writes from Newport News, Virginia on the construction of a trench and accounts of alarms from the picket guard including a mule causing one of the alarms. Writes of the 2500 men, their disappointment at not being able to fire upon the Secessionists, fears the box from Swanton will not arrive at all, of the presence of 25 or 30 slaves, of horses, mules, dogs being brought in to camp, requests postage stamps and envelopes.
              • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Valentine G. Barney Correspondence


              Valentine G. Barney to Maria Barney
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                • Creator: Barney, Valentine G., 1834-1889.
                • Date Created: 1861-06-19
                • Description: Topics include an account of a day of camp life when the regiment is "not on labor", the receipt of a box from home with envelopes, postage stamps, Sunday School singing books, of the family.
                • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Valentine G. Barney Correspondence


                Valentine G. Barney to Maria Barney
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                  • Creator: Barney, Valentine G., 1834-1889.
                  • Date Created: 1861-06-23
                  • Description: Topics include an account of what was seen during a scouting expedition, of orders to bring back lumber, of the men coming upon deserted homes still completely furnished, of the men ordered not to disturb anything (which some did anyway), of his observation and opinion of the negro slaves encountered.
                  • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Valentine G. Barney Correspondence


                  Valentine G. Barney to Maria Barney
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                    • Creator: Barney, Valentine G., 1834-1889.
                    • Date Created: [1861]-08-02
                    • Description: Topics include the updated plan of departure and of a visit by General Baxter.
                    • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Valentine G. Barney Correspondence


                    Valentine G. Barney to Maria Barney
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                      • Creator: Barney, Valentine G., 1834-1889.
                      • Date Created: 1862-07-13
                      • Description: Writing from Camp Davis in Brattleboro, topics include Barney being made officer of the day tomorrow, feeling proud of that, and the plan to march to Washington.
                      • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Valentine G. Barney Correspondence