Virginia Military Institute -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
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Board of Visitors petition to the Congress of the Confederate States, 1863-09-03
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Petition from the VMI Board of Visitors requesting the Congress to allow cadets who turned eighteen while enrolled at VMI to complete their studies and thus be exempt from conscription law.
Excerpt: "It is proer t state that the Board of Visitors are careful to guard as far as possible against the admission of any whose aim is only to escape from Military Service in the field."
Confederate Bonds Purchased by VMI, 1863
File — Folder Confederate Bonds: [aspace.2550.Folder.Confederate Bonds]
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Confederate bond documents. These bonds were purchased by VMI in 1863
Letter of appointment to VMI for Samuel J. F. Tebbs, 1862-01-01
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Letter appointing Samuel S. F. Tebbs as a cadet in the Virginia Military Institute. He was a member of the Class of 1865.
