Edward P. Stone to Family

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Jan 1, 1861 [1862]

We wish you all a happy new year. We are go ing to raise our tent one story higher today Our men were all called up in the night and supplied with 40 rounds of cartridges – but they were not ordered to march although they have expected to be all along for some days and may be

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any hour. The whole brigade has been under marching orders for some time. This is a delight- ful morning. I do not know whether I can get a pass to go to Washington as Gen Brooks is away and has forbidden passes to be signed till he re- turns Col. Lord wants to go to Washington too

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Title: Edward P. Stone to Family
Author: Stone, Edward P., 1830-1920.
Date Created: [1862]-01-01
Description: New Year's greeting given to family, getting his tent settled, men under marching orders, no passes to be approved until Gen. Brooks returns.
Subject: Military leaves and furloughs.
United States Army -- Military life.
Genre: correspondence
Type: text
Language: English
Extent: 1 page
Language of Cataloging: English
Source Document Location: Vermont Historical Society Library, Barre, Vermont
Date Captured: 2012-02-08T21:17:37.233Z
Digital Format: image/tiff
Note [Digital Version]: 2012-02-08, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries
Access Conditions: Requests to reproduce this item should be sent to Vermont Historical Society Library, library@vermonthistory.org.
Identifier (local): cwvhsStoneEdward05
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War
Edward P. Stone Correspondence
mods_created_date_year_ms: 18620101

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