Alfred Gibbons Letter
Item
Identifier: MS-0119
Letter from Cadet Alfred R. Gibbons to his father, dated December 22, 1863. Discusses Corps being called out on a march in response to Union Army troop movements; misc. aspects of cadet life.
Dates
- December 22, 1863
Creator
- Gibbons, Alfred Ringgold (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
1 items
Biographical / Historical
Born 1846; non-graduate, VMI Class of 1867 (at VMI 21 August 1863-29 January 1864); Enlisted in 1st GA Cavalry March 1864. Living in Tulsa, Oklahoma 1910; died Shelbina, Missouri 1932. See rare book collection for his The Recollections of An Old Confederate Soldier (1913). Two brothers, Simeon and William, also attended VMI.
Physical Location
Manuscripts Stacks
Online Access
Creator
- Gibbons, Alfred Ringgold (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Virginia Military Institute Archives Repository
