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Ransom W. Towle to Family and Friends
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    • Creator: Towle, Ransom W., d. 1864.
    • Date Created: 1862-02-02
    • Description: Towle writes of missing his newspaper and his wish to remain informed on both foreign and army news and of some of the men's morale writing home about the hardships of war and a desire to see it end. He writes of Col. Stoughton resignation, of officers' wives attending the camp's religious service and how the service differs from the traditional church worship.
    • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Ransom W. Towle Correspondence


    Ransom W. Towle to [Family and Friends]
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      • Creator: Towle, Ransom W., d. 1864.
      • Date Created: 1862-06-18
      • Description: Towle writes from the field near Richmond, Va on heavy firing between Union gun boats on James River and Fort Darlin, an exchange of fire with the enemy, the seemingly deterioration of Gen. McClellan's appearance and the arrest of Colonel Stoughton for not turning out with his regiment to in line of battle.
      • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Ransom W. Towle Correspondence


      Henry Harrison Wilder to Mother
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        • Creator: Wilder, Henry Harrison.
        • Date Created: 1861-10-12
        • Description: Topics include advancing on the Rebels to Prospect Hill, a battle at Hatteras Inlet where the Rebels lost many men, and two Rebels at Camp Advance that were taken prisoners. Reference to Gen. Scott, to Bull Run, to plenty of chestnuts available to eat. Also mentions the opinion that many believe the war will be short (six months)
        • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Henry Harrison Wilder Correspondence


        Henry Harrison Wilder to Mother
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          • Creator: Wilder, Henry Harrison.
          • Date Created: 1862-05-07
          • Description: Topics include a description of the Union Victory since that at Yorktown, which may include the Battle of Williamsburg (May 5, 1862).
          • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Henry Harrison Wilder Correspondence


          Lyman S. Williams to Warren Williams
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            • Creator: Williams, Lyman S., 1839-1905.
            • Date Created: 1861-10-07
            • Description: Topics include the election of officers.
            • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Papers of Lyman S. Williams


            Lyman S. Willams to Lois L. Williams
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              • Creator: Williams, Lyman S., 1839-1905.
              • Date Created: 1862-07-27
              • Description: Topics include the quietness of camp near Harrisons Landing, a church service that Lyman Williams attended, and the food Lyman misses from home.
              • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Lyman S. Williams Correspondence


              Lyman S. Williams to Lois L. Williams
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                • Creator: Williams, Lyman S., 1839-1905.
                • Date Created: 1863-01-29
                • Description: Letter to sister, Lois, about the 6th regiment's long hard march due to rain and muddy roads ; had to haul artillery, baggage and pontoon trains with great difficulty ; has been relieved from orderly duties ; wishes box from home to be sent ; heavy snow (6 inches) fallen ; asks for postage stamps.
                • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Lyman S. Williams Correspondence


                Lyman S. Williams to Lois L. Williams
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                  • Creator: Williams, Lyman S., 1839-1905.
                  • Date Created: 1863-09-16
                  • Description: Recounts trip to from New York City to Washington, D.C. via steamboat and train ; warmly welcomed in Philadelphia on the way ; states visited with folks and had received ten dollars from his father.
                  • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Lyman S. Williams Correspondence


                  Lyman S. Williams to Lois L. Williams
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                    • Creator: Williams, Lyman S., 1839-1905.
                    • Date Created: 1864-12-16
                    • Description: Williams describes the movement of the 6th Corps from Winchester to Petersburg, Virginia moving into the log houses built by the 2nd Corps, the neighborliness of the rebel pickets, names of people he has received letters from, news of Union General Thomas‚Äô victory over Confederate General Hood at the Battle of Nashville (Tenn.) December 15-16, 1864, receipt of leather gloves much needed by the men.
                    • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Lyman S. Williams Correspondence


                    Daniel S. White to Maria E. Howe
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                      • Creator: White, Daniel S., 1837-1912.
                      • Date Created: 1861-08-12
                      • Description: Topics include taking a Negro woman and her children as prisoners to keep them safe from their master, anticipation of a battle, false rumor that officers appropriated a box meant for the soldiers for it was delivered to the men.
                      • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Daniel S. White Civil War letters