James Henry Waddell papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0130
4 items, including a letter (1855) from Cadet Waddell to his sister, that contains a detailed description and pencil drawing of his room (#14) in Barracks and of his roomates (Barksdale, Penn, Magruder, Shepherd, Wilson); a second drawing of a barracks room & roommates (similar to a sketch found in the Shepherd Collection, MS#0019); pencil map, 8 inches x 10 inches, labeled "Plan of Battle of Bethel Church, June 10, 1861." Letter of recommendation, 1879, written by VMI's Superintendent Francis H. Smith and endorsed by Board of Visitors President John Letcher.
Dates
- 1855 - 1879
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Open to researchers.
Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
4 items
Biographical / Historical
James Henry Waddell, b. 1833, Waynesboro, VA; VMI Class of 1855; 26th Va. Infantry, CSA; while on VMI Faculty from 1869-1870 worked as Matthew F. Maury's assistant on Physical Survey of Virginia project and drew the maps that were published as part of the survey; Civil Engineer; d. 1884, Montgomery, Alabama.
Physical Location
Manuscripts Stacks
- Big Bethel, Battle of, 1861 -- Maps
- Maps
- Military maps
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Maps
- Virginia Military Institute -- Buildings, structures, etc
- Virginia Military Institute -- Cadet drawings
- Virginia Military Institute -- Cadet life -- 1850-1859
- Virginia Military Institute -- Class of 1855
- Virginia Military Institute -- Faculty
Creator
- Waddell, James H. (James Henry), 1833-1884 (Person)
- Smith, Francis H. (Francis Henney), 1812-1890 (Person)
- Letcher, John, 1813-1884 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Virginia Military Institute Archives Repository