Samuel S. Brooke Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0221
The papers consist of five letters, 1862-1864, to and from family members, largely concerned with personal family matters, but with some references to the war and civilian life in Fredericksburg and Richmond, Virginia. Other topics include the 47th Virginia Infantry Regiment, including comments about camp life. In addition to the correspondence, the papers contain commissions, orders, certificates, and miscellaneous official documents dating from Brooke's Civil War service and later life.
Dates
- 1861-1917
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
11 items
Biographical / Historical
Samuel Selden Brooke was born on November 10, 1841 in Stafford County, Virginia, the son of Samuel Selden Brooke, Sr. and Angelina Edrington. Brooke enrolled at the Virginia Military Institute in July 1857 and was a cadet for one year. He subsequently attended the University of Virginia, and in April 1861 he joined the Confederate Army. In May 1861 he was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, Company I, 47th Virginia Infantry Regiment; in May 1862 he was promoted to Captain. He served with this unit until the end of the Civil War. After the war, Brooke resided in Fredericksburg, Virginia, where he studied law and opened a practice. In 1882 he moved to Roanoke, VA,where he was a newspaper editor and Clerk of Court. He married Bettie Lewis Young in 1872; they had 6 children (Samuel,Henry, Edgar, Vena, Sarah, and Cary). Brooke died January 10,1918 in Roanoke.
Physical Location
Manuscripts Stacks
Online Access
- Brooke Family
- Confederate States of America -- Army -- Virginia Infantry Regiment, 47th
- Correspondence
- Fredericksburg (Va.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Soldiers -- Confederate States of America -- Correspondence
- Soldiers -- Virginia -- Correspondence
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Home life
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women
- Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Virginia Military Institute -- Class of 1861
Creator
- Title
- A Guide to the Samuel S. Brooke Papers, 1861-1917
- Date
- © 2002 Virginia Military Institute Archives
- Language of description
- Description is in English
Revision Statements
- finding aid revision date not supplied: Feb 16, 2004. PUBLIC "-//Virginia Military Institute::PrestonLibrary::Archives//TEXT (US::ViLxV::vilxv00021::A Guide tothe Samuel S. Brooke Papers)//EN" "vilxv00021.xml"converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl(sy2003-10-15). Feb 26, 2004, converted to conform to eadVIVA.dtd byvivastrict.xsl.
Repository Details
Part of the Virginia Military Institute Archives Repository
