Civil War Manuscripts Listing

This is an ndex to manuscript collections at the Vermont Historical Society that contain something about the Civil War. Click on "view detials" to see a summary of the collection contained in our online catalog.  You can use this online catalog to conduct more complex searches of our manuscript holdings, including keyword searching. The online catalog also contains links to full text finding aids for many Civil War collections.

Be sure to also visit our section of Civil War transcriptions and our photograph gallery of Civil War officers . 

In addition to the manuscripts listed here, the Vermont Historical Society has other materials related to Vermont's participation in the Civil War, including unprocessed manuscripts, photographs, books, and artifacts.

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• Aaron Melvin, Jr. papers, 1835-1865. (view details )
• Abbott, Peter M., 1843-1922. Peter M. Abbott Civil War letters, 1862-1865. (view details)
• Adams, Elliott, 1838-1919. Elliott Adams papers, 1844-1945. (view details)
• Aiken, James H. James H. Aiken diary, January-August, 1863. (view details)
• Allen family. Allen family of Winhall, Vt., papers, 1856-1884. (view details)
• Army discharge papers of John H. Hurley, 1861-1866. (view details )
• Arsino, Philip, d. 1864. Correspondence of Philip Arsino, 1861-1864. (view details)
• Austin, Orlo H., 1838-1893. Diaries of Orlo H. Austin, 1864-1893. (view details)
• Austin, Orlo H., 1838-1893. Returns of Co. A, 1st Vermont Artillery, 1860-1865. (view details)
• Baldwin, Jay N. (Jay Nathan), 1842-1917. Pension papers of Jay N. Baldwin, 1865-1908. (view details)
• Bancroft, Charles F., d. 1862. Charles F. Bancroft Civil War letters, 1861-1864. (view details)
• Bancroft, Smiley, 1808-1874. Smiley Bancroft papers, 1840-1885. (view details)
• Barker, Dan, 1837-1865. Letter : from Dan Barker, Senaca Mills, to John [?], 1862 October 25. (view details)
• Barney, Valentine G. Valentine G. Barney letters, 1861-1865. (view details)
• Barton family. Barton family letters, 1861-1865. (view details)
• Batchelder, Alfred H., 1845-1930. Discharge of Alfred Batchelder, 1865 June 13. (view details)
• Bean, Watson D., b. ca. 1822. Enlistment certificate of Watson D. Bean, 1864 August 23. (view details)
• Bell, Charles J., 1845-1909. Papers of Charles J. Bell, 1863-1894. (view details)
• Bemis family papers, 1861-1980; bulk: 1860-1900. (view details )
• Benedict, G. G., (George Grenville), 1826-1907. Letters to the Burlington Free Press from the 12th Regiment correspondent, 1862-1863. (view details)
• Benson (Vt.) Military papers of Benson, Vt., 1862-1866. (view details)
• Bent, David P., 1842-1862. David P. Bent letters, 1862. (view details)
• Bixby family. Bixby family of Chelsea, Vermont papers, 1851-1905. (view details)
• Blake, Alson H., 1841-1921. Alson H. Blake papers, 1855-1921. (view details)
• Bliss, Hobart E. Hobart E. Bliss diary, 1863. (view details)
• Bliss, Zenas H. Zenas H. Bliss correspondence, 1863-1864. (view details)
• Boynton, Emerson A., 1839-1864. Civil War letters, 1861-1864 (view details)
• Brackett, Richardson E., ca. 1842-1863. Pay vouchers for Richardson E. Brackett, 1863 June 11. (view details)
• Bridge, George A., 1847-1937. Some experiences of George A. Bridge during the Civil War, 1917. (view details)
• Briggs, George, b. 1844. Diary of George Briggs, 1862 September-December. (view details)
• Brown, Elijah S., 1840-1863. Letters of Elijah S. Brown, 1861-1863. (view details)
• Brown, Hubert C. Hubert C. and Laura Tupper Brown letters, 1863-1886. (view details)
• Brown, Thomas H., 1823-1864. Thomas H. Brown Civil War letters, 1862-1877. (view details)
• Buchanan, David A. Letter : from David A. Buchanan, City Point, to Ellen O. Kneeland, 1865 March 15. (view details)
• Burnham, Henry P., 1848-1864. Henry P. Burnham papers, 1842-1864. (view details)
• Buxton, Charles, 1834-1864. Charles Buxton diary, 1864. (view details)
• Cain, Avery B., 1840-1879. Avery B. Cain letters, 1861-1865. (view details)
• Calvert, William P., 1838-1876. Three Civil War letters, 1862, 1864. (view details )
• Campbell, John W. John W. Campbell correspondence, 1861. (view details)
• Canfield, Eli Hawley, 1817-1898. Eli Hawley Canfield family papers, 1806-1919. (view details)
• Chapin, Charles B., 1842-1865. Letter, 1865 February 10. (view details)
• Charles Rumney Civil War documents, 1861-1912. (view details)
• Chase, Oren G., (Oren Gould), d. 1914. List of sick in Battery A, 1st Artillery, 11th Vermont Volunteers, 1863-1864. (view details)
• Chase, S. P. Letter : from S. P. Chase, Treasury Department, to Erastus Fairbanks, Montpelier , Vt., 1861 November 25. (view details)
• Cheney, William, 1787-1875. Cheney-Watts collection, 1813-1983. (view details)
• Church, William. Letter : from William Church, Wolf Run Shoals, Va., 1863 March 9. (view details)
• Civil War discharge certificate, 1865. (view details )
• Civil War discharge papers, 1863-1865. (view details)
• Civil War letter, 1861, October 21. (view details)
• Civil War muster roll, 1864. (view details )
• Civil War Papers of Capt. Xerxes C. Stevens
• Civil War Pension Papers of William Woodward (d. 1920) and his widow Martha (Stowell) Woodward (b. 1853).
• Clark, Albert W. (Albert Warren), 1842-1921. Albert Warren Clark Civil War diary, 1862-1863. (view details)
• Clark, Benjamin Franklin, 1906-1969. Clark Family of Groton, Vermont papers, 1851-1954. (view details)
• Clark, Charles W., 1826-1914. Charles W. Clark military papers, 1863-1865. (view details)
• Cobb, Curtis C., d. 1864. Curtis C. Cobb papers, 1864. (view details)
• Colton family. Colton family papers, 1864-1875. (view details)
• Cook, John F. Letter : from John F. Cook Harrisons Landing, Va., to Olin H. Harvey, Passumpsic , Vt., 1862 July 18. (view details)
• Cooledge, Daniel F., 1839-1911. Civil War diary of Daniel F. Cooledge, 1862. (view details)
• Cooper, W. Allen. Appointment of W. Allen Cooper, 1865 June 1. (view details)
• Craig, Archibald, 1843-1914. Letter : from Archibald Craig, Camp Griffin, Va., to Martha A. Atkins, West Charleston, Vt., 1862 February 14. (view details)
• Crosby, George Richardson, 1836-1908. George R. Crosby diaries, 1863-1865. (view details)
• Cross, Frank, b. ca. 1846. Army discharge of Frank Cross, 1865 January 25. (view details)
• Crossett family. Crossett family letters, 1859-1864. (view details)
• Cummings, Charles. Charles Cummings papers, 1862-1880. (view details)
• Cummings, Edwin A. (Edwin Amasa), 1839-1873. Cummings family letters, 1862-1897. (view details)
• Cutler, Jerome. Letters of Jerome Cutler, Waterville, Vermont, during his enlistment in the Union Army, 2nd Regiment, Vermont Volunteers, 1861-1864. (view details)
• Danforth, William, 1823-1897. William Danforth Civil War letters, 1863. (view details )
• Dewey family. George Dewey (1837-1917) Family Papers, 1844-1901. (view details)
• Dewey, Edward, 1829-1900. Edward Dewey 8th Vermont Papers, 1864. (view details)
• Dickey, Josiah C. Josiah C. Dickey's papers and history of the 7th Vermont Regiment, 1864-1866. (view details)
• Dix, Henry F. Letter : from Henry F. Dix, South Mountains, Md., to J. H. Dix, Wilmington, Vt., 1863 July 9. (view details)
• Dodge, Albert F., 1838-1914. Albert F. Dodge papers, 1862-1893, (view details)
• Dodge, Chester W. Chester W. Dodge civil war diary, 1864-1865. (view details)
• Dodge, Edwin H. Military papers of Edwin H. Dodge, 1863-1865. (view details)