Virginia Military Institute -- Cadet life -- 1861-1865
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 47 Collections and/or Records:
Jaqueline Beverly Stanard papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0083
Scope and Contents
Collection (approximately 20 items) includes letters from Cadet Stanard to his family (1863 to 1864), a telegram concerning Stanard's body, letters from his brother Robert to their mother (1865), and two essays written at VMI.
John B. Snodgrass Civil War letters
Collection
Identifier: MS-0072
Scope and Contents
Eight letters and one letter fragment from Cadet Snodgrass to his sister Katherine (Kate) Snodgrass-Boyd. All letters are dated 1862 and written from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. The primary topic is the Civil War and its effect on the Snodgrass family, with occasional references to VMI. Multiple letters (see April 19, May 1, May 18) mention that Corps of Cadets has been ordered to aid General Stonewall Jackson because he is "anxious to get a shot at the enemy."
John E. Roller papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0171
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of personal correspondence, 1862-1870, including:
Civil War era letters from cadet friends concerning life at VMI
Civil War dispatches and telegrams that date from John E. Roller's service with the Confederate States Engineers, including one document signed by General Robert E. Lee
Scrapbook (circa 1910) that contains clippings about Civil War battles, veterans, unit reunions, monument dedications, and related information
Two...
John Hardy Shields letters
Collection
Identifier: MS-0045
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of three letters written by John H. Shields to his parents while he was a cadet at VMI. Items are dated March 24 and April 7, 1864, and undated letter fragment. In addition to routine matters, the letter of March 24 mentions faculty member Thomas H. Williamson going to Panther's Gap to "survey the land, and make arrangements for throwing up fortifications and breastworks," and discusses how cadets coped with the rationing of food.The collection also contains...
John S. Bagnall papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0219
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the papers (seven items) of John S. Bagnall. Included are two letters (dated 1921) from Eliza Clinedinst Crim, the New Market resident who came to the assistance of wounded cadets after the Battle of New Market. The letter of April 20 mentions cadet Moses Ezekiel caring for the mortally wounded cadet Thomas Jefferson. The collection also includes an 1862 VMI grade report, two receipts for payment of tuition and diploma, and an envelope containing two of Bagnall's...
Johnson Family papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0341
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 26 letters, bulk 1862-1865, from Mortimer Howell Johnson and his son Porter to members of their immediate family. The Johnson Family, originally from West Virginia, moved to Brownsburg in Rockbridge County, Virginia, although they maintained close ties to their former home. Topics in Mortimer's letters include civilian life during the war, the animosity between Union and Confederate sympathizers in West Virginia (the letter of April 28, 1863 discusses the...
Letter of appointment to VMI for Martin B. Wood, 1863 July 4
Item
Scope and Contents
Letter appointing Martin B. Wood (Class of 1867) a cadet at VMI.
Letter of appointment to VMI for Samuel J. F. Tebbs, 1862 January 1
Item
Scope and Contents
Letter appointing Samuel S. F. Tebbs as a cadet at VMI. He was a member of the Class of 1865.
Letter of appointment to VMI for Simon Mason, 1863 December 29
Item
Scope and Contents
Letter of appointment to VMI for Simon B. Mason, Class of 1867 and New Market Cadet.
Morgan Family Civil War papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0356
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of Morgan Family correspondence (12 items) during the Civil War. Included are eight letters (dated 1862-1864) to Cadet Patrick H. Morgan. Those from his father (dated 1863-1864), Joseph B. Morgan, contain news of Civil War civilian and home life in Currituck County, North Carolina. Specific topics include enemy raids for food and supplies, diptheria, an uncle's death in battle, and the hardships of war. Other letters are from family friends and cousin John B. Wiginton....
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