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Item Description

Title: Valentine G. Barney to Maria Barney

Author

• Barney, Valentine G., 1834-1889

Recipient

• Barney,Maria, 1833-1884

Source Document

Description

While in transport Barney writes of heading for Chicago along with others as prisoners, states he had a good breakfast that included much relished butter, speculates they are being moved West as it is cheaper than keeping them East, thinks they will not be exchanged any time soon, feels humiliated to be sold but proud of having done his duty. States the arrest of all the officers in the brigade except Colonel Stannard who has taken command. Mentions photographs he is sending home.

Genre(s): correspondence

Subject/topic

• Prisoners of war
• Food
• Armed Forces -- Officers
• Photographs

Subject/name

• United StatesArmy.Vermont Infantry Regiment, 9th (1862-1865)

Subject/geographic

• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons

Language(s): English

Note [Digital Version]

2012-02-07, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

Type of Resource: text

Parent Collections

• Vermonters in the Civil War
• Valentine G. Barney Correspondence

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