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Item Description

Title: Ransom W. Towle to Rufus and Sebra Towle

Author

• Towle, Ransom W., d. 1864

Recipient

• Towle, Sebra

Source Document

Description

Writing from Newport News (Virginia?) topics include the journey from Alexandria to his new camp, mentions the destruction of Hampton, Va. by the Confederates, the "concentration of troops" for the possible purpose of advancing into Va. and the inefficiency of the Quarter Master resulting in the soldiers going hungry for a week. He makes reference to passing gun boats, gives a brief description and impression of the "renowned" Monitor (Ironclad) and Fort Monroe.

Genre(s): correspondence

Subject/topic

• Military camps -- Virginia

Subject/name

• United StatesArmy

  -- Military life

• Monitor (Ironclad)

Subject/geographic

• Fort Monroe (Va.)
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Military reconnaissance

Language(s): English

Note [Digital Version]

2011-05-06, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

Type of Resource: text

Parent Collections

• Vermonters in the Civil War
• Ransom W. Towle Correspondence

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