Thomas F. Barksdale papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-0062

Staff Only

This collection consists of two items. The first is a letter dated January 25, 1855 from a Prussian official, denying Thomas F. Barksdale and his roommates permission to enter the Prussian Army. The second item is a notebook that contains:

Class notes, including notes taken in Stonewall Jackson's class section in Natural Philsophy (a course that would today be most similar to Physics) and notes taken in Analytical Geometry class taught by Francis H. Smith
A resolution issued by cadets following murder of Cadet Thomas Blackburn, Class of 1854
Poetry
Autographs of the Class of 1855
A list of roommates and room numbers

Dates

1851-1855

Creator

Barksdale, Thomas F. (Thomas Flournoy), 1833-1902 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open to researchers.

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Extent

2 items

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

Thomas Flournoy Barksdale was born in 1833 in Halifax County, Virginia. He graduated VMI in 1855. He went on to be a Confederate veteran, lawyer, judge, and teacher. Barksdale died in 1902 in Roanoke, Virginia.