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Alfred Gibbons Letter

Item

Identifier: MS-0119

Scope and Contents 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.

Found in: Virginia Military Institute Archives

Andrew C.L. Gatewood Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-0068

Scope and Contents The bulk of the papers consist of 28 letters written by Gatewood to his parents and other family members, 1860-1864.Early letters describe life at the Virginia Military Institute (hazing, daily routine, excitement about secession, cadets as drillmasters) and in Lexington, Virginia, just prior to and during early months of the Civil War. Subsequent letters date from his service with the 11th Virginia Cavalry Regiment,Company F, (Bath Squadron), including a letter written after the second Battle...

Found in: Virginia Military Institute Archives

Andrew Pizzini Civil War Parole Document

Item

Identifier: MS-0109

Scope and Contents Civil War parole document dated April 18, 1865, signed by Andrew Pizzini, Jr. This document is a typical example of the document signed by Confederate prisoners at the end of the Civil War.

Found in: Virginia Military Institute Archives

Barton Family Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-0020

Scope and Contents The collection consists of the miscellaneous papers of three members of the Barton family who attended the Virginia Military Institute during the mid-19th century. Papers relating to Cadet Charles M. Barton (VMI Class of 1856) include a letter dated September 28, 1855 from Charles to his cousin Joseph M. Barton, in which he complains about VMI life and about his instructor Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson (Jackson is described as a "hell of a fool"). Other Charles Barton material is found in a...

Found in: Virginia Military Institute Archives

Cadet Autograph Albums

Collection

Identifier: MS-0313

Scope and Contents Keepsake albums, popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Five items, including autograph album compiled by VMI New Market Cadet Edward Harvie Smith, Jr. It contains signed inscriptions by 19 fellow New Market Cadets. Other items: Farmer D. Cochran (Class of 1889); Thomas G. Tate (Class of 1877); 1874 Class members (original owner unknown); Class of 1902 autograph page.

Found in: Virginia Military Institute Archives

Charles B. Hundley account book

Item

Identifier: MS-0110

Scope and Contents Account book fragment (3 pages) of Cadet Charles B. Hundley, Class of 1867. Contains entries for VMI expenses, 1864-1865.

Found in: Virginia Military Institute Archives

Charles T. Haigh Notebook-Diary

Collection

Identifier: MS-0016

Scope and Contents The collection consists of a one volume notebook-diary kept by Virginia Military Institute Cadet Charles T. Haigh in 1862- 1864. The volume provides insight into the life and concerns of a VMI cadet during the Civil War. It primarily contains poetry written by his classmates, as well as poetry by Sara Henderson Smith, the wife of VMI's Superintendent, Francis H. Smith. The diary portion contains sparse entries for the period March-May 1863. Included are occasional references to...

Found in: Virginia Military Institute Archives

Edmund Berkeley letter

Collection

Identifier: MS-0154

Scope and Contents One letter (November 26, 1863) from Cadet Edmund Berkeley to his mother. Berkeley has been informed of his sister's death and offers consolation to his mother. He also gives VMI news and complains about the food (early reference to "growley" a VMI slang word used for mess hall food).

Found in: Virginia Military Institute Archives

Francis S. Johnson letter of recommendation

Item

Identifier: MS-0216

Scope and Contents One letter from Thomas B. Robinson (VMI Class of 1856 and faculty member) recommending Cadet Francis S. Johnson for service in the Confederate Army. The letter is dated March 20, 1865.

Found in: Virginia Military Institute Archives

Howard J. Merritt papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-0184

Scope and Contents Howard J. Merritt papers, consisting of 3 documents. Letter from VMI's Adjutant James H. Morrison to Cadet Merritt's father, enclosing two orders pertaining to his son's dismissal (Cadet Merritt was dismissed for deserting his post as sentinel & breaking into a storeroom to obtain bread) and subsequent reinstatement. The letter is dated Feb 25, 1865; the orders are dated Feb 15 & 23, 1865.

Found in: Virginia Military Institute Archives

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Alfred Gibbons Letter

Andrew C.L. Gatewood Papers

Andrew Pizzini Civil War Parole Document

Barton Family Papers

Cadet Autograph Albums

Charles B. Hundley account book

Charles T. Haigh Notebook-Diary

Edmund Berkeley letter

Francis S. Johnson letter of recommendation

Howard J. Merritt papers

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