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Item Description

Title: George W. Quimby to Emeline B. Masta

Author

• Quimby, George W., 1835-1862

Recipient

• Masta, Emeline B.

Source Document

Description

Topics include the hardships George W. Quimby is enduring, a brief account of fighting on the 6th of May (Battle of Williamsburg, Va.). Quimby describes "the horrid scenes of war": dead and dying soldiers in the aftermath of battle. Mentions generals Smith, Hancock, Sumner, Hooker, and Magruder.

Genre(s): correspondence

Subject/topic

• Armed Forces -- Officers
• Battle casualties
• Marching

Subject/geographic

• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Casualties

Language(s): English

Note [Digital Version]

2011-05-17, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

Type of Resource: text

Parent Collections

• Vermonters in the Civil War
• George W. Quimby Correspondence

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