Lyman S. Williams Correspondence
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Lyman S. Williams was born in Burlington, Vermont in December, 1839, the son of Warren and Caroline (Pennock) Williams. The family moved to Essex, Vermont before 1850. Lyman S. enlisted as on September 26, 1861 as a Corporal in Company I, Sixth Vermont Infantry Regiment and was mustered in on October 15, 1861. He rose through the ranks and was commissioned captain of Co. I of the 6th Vermont Regiment on November 12, 1864. He was mustered out June 26, 1865. He married Mary Mirandi Gorton of Essex, Vermont and in 1867 moved to Estherville, Iowa. He died there on June 29, 1905.
The letters from Lyman S. Williams of the 6th Vermont Regiment are addressed to his father, Warren Williams, his mother, Caroline Williams, and his sister, Lois L. Williams. They discuss camp life, he election of officers, and the journey to Camp Griffen.
Time Period Covered: October 7, 1861 - December 9, 1861
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Published: March 15, 2011, University of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library, Center for Digital Initiatives
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- Williams,Lois L. [5]
- Williams, Lois L. [2]
- Williams, Caroline [1]
- Williams, Warren [1]
- Williams,Warren [1]
- Williams,Warren, Williams Caroline [1]
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- VermontHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865 [5]
- Military campsVirginia [4]
- Fort Monroe (Va.) [1]
- Richmond (Va.) [1]
- United StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865 [1]
- United StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Campaigns [1]
- United StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Casualties [1]
- United StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Medical care [1]
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- text [11]
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- correspondence [11]
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- United StatesArmy Military life [4]
- Diseases [3]
- Battle casualties [2]
- Marching [2]
- Morale [2]
- Families of military personnel [1]
- Fort Donelson, Battle of, Tenn., 1862 [1]
- Fort Henry, Battle of, Tenn., 1862 [1]
- Homesickness [1]
- McClellan, George Brinton1826-1885 [1]
- Military hospitals [1]
- Religion [1]
- Savage's Station, Battle of, Va., 1862 [1]
- Seven Days' Battles, Va., 1862 [1]
- Skirmishing [1]
- Sutlers [1]
- United StatesArmy.Vermont Infantry Regiment, 9th (1862-1865) [1]
- United StatesArmy.Vermont Infantry Regiment, 9th (1862-1865).Company B [1]
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Author: ("Williams, Lyman S., 1839-1905")
Title: Lyman S. Willams to Lois L. Williams
Creator: Williams, Lyman S., 1839-1905
Date: 1862-07-09
Resource type: correspondence
Topics include the camp being shelled twice, the regiment camping on the east bank of the James River, the losses in both armies, and the regiment being reviewed by President Lincoln.
Title: Lyman S. Willams to Lois L. Williams
Creator: Williams, Lyman S., 1839-1905
Date: 1862-07-27
Resource type: correspondence
Topics include the quietness of camp near Harrisons Landing, a church service that Lyman Williams attended, and the food Lyman misses from home.
Title: Lyman S. Williams to Caroline Williams
Creator: Williams, Lyman S., 1839-1905
Date: 1861-11-16
Resource type: correspondence
Topics include the comforts of camp life.
Title: Lyman S. Williams to Lois L. Williams
Creator: Williams, Lyman S., 1839-1905
Date: 1862-04-01
Resource type: correspondence
Topics include the journey from Alexandria to Newport News.
Title: Lyman S. Williams to Lois L. Williams
Creator: Williams, Lyman S., 1839-1905
Date: 1862-02-18
Resource type: correspondence
Topics include the warm, muddy weather, the success of the Burnsides Expedition, the capture of Forts Henry and Donelson, and the possibility of either marching to Manassas and on to Richmond or back to Vermont.
Title: Lyman S. Williams to Lois L. Williams
Creator: Williams, Lyman S., 1839-1905
Date: 1862-01-29
Resource type: correspondence
Topics include the sick in Essex and at camp, the knee deep mud, and Lyman Williams' plan to send money home.
Title: Lyman S. Williams to Parents
Creator: Williams, Lyman S., 1839-1905
Date: 1862-07-06
Resource type: correspondence
Topics include a retreat to the James River (known later as a "great skedaddle," a word that Williams uses here but in the context of not being paid), a fight at Savage's Station, a review by General McClellan, and the men killed and wounded in the fight.
Title: Lyman S. Williams to Warren Williams
Creator: Williams, Lyman S., 1839-1905
Date: 1861-10-07
Resource type: correspondence
Topics include the election of officers.
Title: Lyman S. Williams to Warren Williams
Creator: Williams, Lyman S., 1839-1905
Date: 1862-04-20
Resource type: correspondence
Topics include Lyman Williams coming down with a fever, an encounter with the rebels that left four men wounded, and the rebels' description of the Vermont regiment as dare devils. Stationery has an illustration of a "Vermont Boy," plus two verses of a song with the title "Vermont Soldier." The refrain, "Away down in Dixie," suggests an attempt to compete with the immortal southern song "Dixie."
![Thumbnail: Lyman S. Williams to [Lois L. Williams]](http://cdi.uvm.edu/archives/civilwar/cwvhsWilliamsLyman02_01-thumb.jpg)
Title: Lyman S. Williams to [Lois L. Williams]
Creator: Williams, Lyman S., 1839-1905
Date: [1861]-10-25
Resource type: correspondence
Topics include the journey from Montpelier to Camp Griffin.
Title: Lyman S.Williams to Lois L. Williams
Creator: Williams, Lyman S., 1839-1905
Date: 1861-12-09
Resource type: correspondence
Topics include the improving health of the regiment, the deaths of John Roland and Walter Osburn, and a scouting expedition.
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