Collection: John L. Tunstall papers

Miscellaneous personal papers (5 items) of Cadet John L. Tunstall. Includes one letter from Cadet Tunstall to his mother, in which he describes the cermonies marking the second anniversary of the Battle of New Market (including the reinterment of 5 of the cadets killed at New Market), recalls the horror of the war, and mentions visit of Robert E. Lee to Stonewall Jackson's gravesite; 2 notebooks containing VMI Class notes (Engineering); one photograph album containing ca. 33 images of classmates, family and others; and one book from his personal library "The Sociable Story Teller."

Dates

1866 - 1867

Creator

Tunstall, John L. (John Liggat), 1845-1877 (Person)

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