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Item Description

Title: Charles F. Bancroft to Family

Author

• Bancroft, Charles F., d. 1862

Source Document

Description

Topics include taking possession of Shelman's Mill, the men killed and wounded by the Rebels, and an account of brief skirmishes. Bancroft describes abandoned Rebel fortifications and odd items left behind. Senses that greater fighting is about to begin, and indeed, the so-called siege of Yorktown, Va. dates from this period. In a lighter moment, Bancroft expresses his gratitude for the green tea he received from home: "there is nothing better for a soldier on a march than a cup of tea."

Genre(s): correspondence

Subject/topic

• Drill and minor tactics
• Marching
• Military camps -- Virginia
• Picketing

Subject/name

• United StatesArmy.Vermont Infantry Regiment, 4th (1861-1865)Company B

• United StatesArmy.Vermont Infantry Regiment, 5th (1861-1865)

Subject/geographic

• Vermont -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

Language(s): English

Note [Digital Version]

2012-01-31, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

Type of Resource: text

Parent Collections

• Vermonters in the Civil War
• Charles F. Bancroft Correspondence

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