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Item Description

Title: Solomon G. Heaton to Father

Author

• Heaton, Solomon G.

Source Document

Description

As Heaton indicates, the Army of the Potomac crossed the river into Virginia at the time this letter was written (Gen. George McClellan would soon be removed, however, and succeeded by Gen. Ambrose Burnside). There is no record of a "very hard fight" at Gordonsville, Va. Gen. Wm. Buel Franklin was implicated in some intrigue against Burnside, and both were relieved of their command in Jan., 1863. Heaton complains about harsh treatment by his commanding officer and being denied a rubber blanket. Nevertheless, he claims to be in good spirits.

Genre(s): correspondence

Subject/topic

• Morale
• Military camps -- Maryland

Subject/name

• United StatesArmy

  -- Military life

• McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885

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
• Solomon G. Heaton Correspondence

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