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Item Description

Title: Charles F. Bancroft to Parents

Author

• Bancroft, Charles F., 1835-1862

Recipient

• Bancroft,Smiley, 1808-1874; Bancroft

Source Document

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.

Genre(s): correspondence

Subject/topic

• Diseases
• Families of military personnel
• Homesickness
• Military camps -- Virginia
• Postal service
• Soldiers -- Alcohol use

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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