Junius L. Hempstead collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0172
The collection consists of two items. One letter (September 2, 1865) from Hempstead to Major DeWitt C. Craun in which he defends the position taken by the South during the Civil War & his own service in the CSA. One manuscript poem"Ode to the 4th Classmen of 1861 who never heard Auld Lang Syne" (undated).
Dates
- 1865
Creator
Extent
2 items
Biographical / Historical
Junius Lackland Hempstead b. 1842 Dubuque, Iowa; VMI Class of 1864; served with the 25th Virginia Infantry Regiment, CSA; bookkeeper and author; d. 1920 Jennings, Louisiana.
Physical Location
Manuscripts Stacks
Online Access
Creator
Repository Details
Part of the Virginia Military Institute Archives Repository
