Ransom W. Towle Correspondence
Collection Overview
Ransom W. Towle of Rochester, Vt. enlisted as a Sergeant in Co. E, 4th Vermont Regiment, on August 24, 1861. He was wounded at Savage's Station, Va. on June 29, 1862. He re-enlisted on December 15, 1863 and was promoted to 1st Sergeant of Co. A. On May 17, 1864, he was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in Co. A. He was wounded and taken prisoner at Weldon Railroad, Va. on June 23, 1864 but subsequently escaped. On September 19, 1864 he was killed in action at Winchester, Va.
Thomas N. Flanders of Braintree, Vt. enlisted as a Private in Co. G., 8th Vermont Regiment on November 30, 1861. He was taken prisoner on September 4, 1862 at Bayou des Allemands, La. and was paroled on November 13, 1862. On January 5, 1864 he re-enlisted. He was promoted to Corporal on July 1, 1864, to Sergeant on April 12, 1865, and was mustered out of the service on June 28, 1865.
Towle's letters include accounts of his responsibilities within the regiment, foraging for food, the cold weather, his stay at Camp Griffen, and requests for provisions.
Time Period Covered: November 25, 1861 - December 29, 1861
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Civil War Diary of Ransom W. Towle
Published: October 14, 2010, University of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library, Center for Digital Initiatives
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Recipient(s)
- Towle, Sebra [10]
- Towle, Rufus [4]
Place(s)
- Military campsVirginia [22]
- United StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Military reconnaissance [3]
- United StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Campaigns [2]
- United StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Casualties [2]
- United StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Destruction and pillage [2]
- United StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Medical care [2]
- Fort Monroe (Va.) [1]
Format(s)
- text [32]
Genre(s)
- correspondence [32]
Topic(s)
- United StatesArmy Military life [19]
- United StatesArmy.Vermont Infantry Regiment, 4th (1861-1865) [18]
- Diseases [8]
- Battle casualties [7]
- Armed Forces Officers [6]
- Marching [3]
- Families of military personnel [2]
- Military discipline [2]
- Postal service [2]
- Prisoners of war [2]
- Soldiers Alcohol use [2]
- Hardtack [1]
- Homesickness [1]
- Intrenchments [1]
- McClellan, George Brinton1826-1885 [1]
- Military chaplains [1]
- Military deserters [1]
- Monitor (Ironclad) [1]
- Operational rations (Military supplies) [1]
- Pillage [1]
- Slaves [1]
- Trench warfare [1]
- War Psychological aspects [1]
- Women in war [1]
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