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Alfred D. Barksdale Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0465
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of 9 items documenting the World War I U. S. Army career of Alfred Dickinson Barksdale (VMI Class of 1911).
A member of Company L, First Virginia Infantry, National Guard, Barksdale was called to active duty during the World War I. Barksdale served in France with M Company, 116th Infantry, 29th Division, from 1917-1919. Included is a letter from Barksdale to his sister, dated August 20, 1918, written shortly after his arrival in France. He comments on the visit of Gen. John...
Found in:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Samuel D. Rockenbach Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0001
Overview
Papers (1889-1945) of United States
Army officer Samuel Dickerson Rockenbach, notable for his role
in the establishment of the U.S. Army Tank Corps during World
War I and his postwar work in the development of tank
warfare.
Found in:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Sydney B. Williamson Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0206
Overview
Sydney B. Williamson was a civil
engineer whose most notable achievement was his service as
Division Engineer of the Pacific Division of the Panama Canal
construction project (1907- 1914). The collection contains
project files, photographs, and drawings documenting
Williamson's work in Panama, with particular emphasis on the
construction of the Miraflores and Pedro Miguel
Locks.
Found in:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
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