Ransom W. Towle to Parents and Friends
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Parent Collections - Vermonters in the Civil War
- Ransom W. Towle Correspondence
Title - Ransom W. Towle to Parents and Friends
Creator - Towle, Ransom W., d. 1864.
Date Created - 1862-05-23
Description - Topics include Towle’s not receiving wages, the high prices of food, poverty in camp, the destruction of the countryside by the Rebels, how the Union soldiers are forbidden to even touch any property, the movement of the regiment in Virginia, and the attitude of the slaves towards the Yankees.
Subject - Military camps -- Virginia.
- Operational rations (Military supplies).
- Slaves.
- United States Army -- Military life.
- United States Army. Vermont Infantry Regiment, 4th (1861-1865).
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Destruction and pillage.
Extent - 3 pages
Note [Digital Version] - 2011-08-23, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries
Genre - correspondence
Type of Resource - text
Publisher - Silver Special Collections, University of Vermont Libraries
Date Captured - 8/23/2011 7:29:14 PM
Access Conditions - Requests to reproduce this item should be sent to Vermont Historical Society Library, library@vermonthistory.org.
Access Conditions [Local] - No Copyright - United States
Identifier [Local] - cwvhsTowleRansom23
Language - English
Language [Code] - eng
Digital Format - image/tiff
Digital Format - Text/Color: 24 bits; 300 ppi
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