Joseph H. Carpenter papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0333
Papers consist of: Manuscript notebook compiled by Carpenter during his cadetship, 1852-1856, containing poetry, class notes, autographs of classmates, detailed account of Corps trip to Petersburg and Richmond, October 1855.
Two letters written by Carpenter to his father in 1862, including letter of June 16, 1862 describing fighting near Port Republic, Virginia.
Letter of recommendation written on Carpenter's behalf by Brigadier General John Echols, submitted to Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
Carpenter's Commission documents, 1861 (2 items).
Letter, 1864 July 11, Carpenter's Battery member SGT Benjamin Karnes describing circumstances surrounding wounding of a fellow soldier (also named Ben). This letter was found among Carpenter's own papers.
Two letters written by Carpenter to his father in 1862, including letter of June 16, 1862 describing fighting near Port Republic, Virginia.
Letter of recommendation written on Carpenter's behalf by Brigadier General John Echols, submitted to Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
Carpenter's Commission documents, 1861 (2 items).
Letter, 1864 July 11, Carpenter's Battery member SGT Benjamin Karnes describing circumstances surrounding wounding of a fellow soldier (also named Ben). This letter was found among Carpenter's own papers.
Dates
- 1852 - 1864
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
7 items
Biographical / Historical
Joseph H. Carpenter of Covington, Virginia; born 1834; graduated Virginia Military Institute, Class of 1856; served as Captain, Co. A, 27th Virginia Infantry Regiment (later converted to artillery company known as Carpenter's Battery); wounded at Cedar Mountain, 1862; died from effects of the wound, February 5, 1863.
Physical Location
Manuscripts Stacks
- Carpenter's Battery
- Confederate States of America -- Army -- Virginia Artillery -- Carpenter's Battery
- Confederate States of America. -- Army. -- Virginia Infantry Regiment, 27th
- Port Republic, Battle of (Virginia : 1862)
- Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 1862
- Soldiers -- Virginia -- Correspondence
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate
- Virginia Military Institute -- Cadet compositions -- Poetry
- Virginia Military Institute -- Cadet life -- 1850-1859
- Virginia Military Institute -- Class of 1856
- Virginia Military Institute -- Class of 1856
- Virginia Military Institute -- Faculty -- Anecdotes
Creator
- Carpenter, Joseph H. (Joseph Hannah), 1834-1863 (Person)
- Karnes, Benjamin (Person)
- Echols, John, 1823-1896 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Virginia Military Institute Archives Repository
