Soldiers
Subject
Subject Source: Fast (Faceted Application Of Subject Terminology)
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Soldiers' memorabilia and miscellaneous military service related manuscripts.
Collection
Identifier: MS-0287
Scope and Contents
A collection of miscellaneous documents and printed material dating from World Wars I and II, Vietnam, and Persian Gulf War (1991). Most items were donated by VMI alumni. They represent the types of items retained by returning soldiers.
W. W. Civil War Hawkins letter
Item
Identifier: MS-0404
Scope and Contents
Civil War letter written by Union soldier W. W. Hawkins to his father. The letter is dated November 20, 1862 from "Camp at Fairmount, Near Fredericksburg, VA." The letter contains comments about military life (marching, lack of rations, talking with Confederate soldiers encamped across the river, cavalry foraging for food).
