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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
Extent: 2 pages
Date Created: February 27, 1862
Description
A brief letter to his parents from Camp Griffin in Virginia of marching orders with three days rations and the hope to encounter the Rebels. He makes a brief reference to Brigade surgeon Dr. Phelps. Towle expresses his dismay that the troops in the west are fighting and gaining glory while the army of the Potomac lays idle.
Genre(s): correspondence
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Language(s): English
Note [Digital Version]
2011-05-06, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries
Type of Resource: text
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Ransom W. Towle to Rufus and Sebra Towle, Vermont Historical Society Library, Barre, Vermont, http://cdi.uvm.edu/collections/item/cwvhsTowleRansom14 (accessed May 24, 2013)
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