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Item Description

Title: Frederick Holbrook to John Wolcott Phelps

Author

• Holbrook, Frederick

Recipient

• Phelps, John Wolcott

Source Document

Description

Topics include Brig. Gen. John Wolcott Phelps' commanding Butler's New England Division and inviting Frederick Holbrook's son William to be his Aid-de-Camp. Mention of 7th Vermont Regiment (the old 1st reorganized) also being attached to Butler, of Lt. Roberts being given Colonelcy of the 7th, of Major Kimball of the New Jersey 9th for Lt. Col. of the 8th Regiment, reference to Thanksgiving Proclamation.

Genre(s): correspondence

Subject/topic

• Armed Forces -- Officers

Subject/name

• United StatesArmy.Vermont Infantry Regiment, 7th (1862-1866)

• United StatesArmy.Vermont Infantry Regiment, 8th (1861-1865)

Language(s): English

Note [Digital Version]

2010-11-10, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

Type of Resource: text

Parent Collections

• Vermonters in the Civil War
• John Wolcott Phelps Correspondence

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