Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr. memoirs and related documents, 1913 - 1959
Series
Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr. World War I Diary [digital]
General Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr. Memoirs, through World War I [digital]
One three ring binder containing a copy of the typescript of "My Memoirs", the unpublished autobiography of General Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., along with copies of related documents.
"Volume I" (written ca. 1964) of the autobiography provides a detailed narrative beginning with Shepherd's early life, VMI cadetship, entrance into the United States Marine Corps and early training, a thorough account of his combat service in France during World War I, and activities in the immediate post-war period through 1920. The emphasis is on a detailed account of his World War I service. This narrative is accompanied by related documents, including the typescript of a diary kept during the early part of World War I (August 1917-March 1918), letters written home during the war, and other documents.
"Volume II" relates to the post-World War I era, 1921 foward. It contains fewer pages of narrative; most of this section consists of documents, records of citations, articles, clippings, and correspondence.
"Volume I" (written ca. 1964) of the autobiography provides a detailed narrative beginning with Shepherd's early life, VMI cadetship, entrance into the United States Marine Corps and early training, a thorough account of his combat service in France during World War I, and activities in the immediate post-war period through 1920. The emphasis is on a detailed account of his World War I service. This narrative is accompanied by related documents, including the typescript of a diary kept during the early part of World War I (August 1917-March 1918), letters written home during the war, and other documents.
"Volume II" relates to the post-World War I era, 1921 foward. It contains fewer pages of narrative; most of this section consists of documents, records of citations, articles, clippings, and correspondence.
Dates
- Majority of material found within 1913 - 1959
Extent
1 items (ca. 400 pages in one binder.)
- Belleau Wood, Battle of (France : 1918)
- Chateau-Thierry, Battle of (France : 1918)
- Diaries
- Memoirs
- United States. -- Army. -- American Expeditionary Forces
- United States. -- Marine Corps. -- Marine Regiment, 5th. -- Battalion, 2nd
- World War (1914-1918)
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American
Repository Details
Part of the Virginia Military Institute Archives Repository
