Floods -- Virginia -- Rockbridge County
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Flood relief activities by cadets in Buena Vista, VA [dvd], 1985
Item — Box 04, Media Case/Sleeve: 185
Identifier: DVD185
Letter to Mrs. Thomas Botts Nalle, 1870 October 16
Item
Scope and Contents
Written from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. The letter contains a detailed account of the death and funeral of General Robert E. Lee. Nalle describes mourning activities at VMI, Washington College, and Lexington, standing guard over Lee's body with four other cadets, and the funeral procession. The letter also mentions a flood in Rockbridge County, Virginia that destroyed canal locks, bridges, and other property.
Letter to Mrs. Thomas Botts Nalle, 1870 October 16
Digital Image
Identifier: http://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/digital/collection/p15821coll11/id/1559
Found in:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
William Nalle letter
Collection
Identifier: MS-0042
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one letter (dated October 16, 1870) from cadet William Nalle to his mother, Mrs. Thomas Botts Nalle. The letter contains a detailed account of the death and funeral of General Robert E. Lee. Nalle describes mourning activities at VMI, Washington College, and Lexington, standing guard over Lee's body with four other cadets, and the funeral procession. The letter also mentions a flood in Rockbridge County, Virginia that destroyed canal locks, bridges, and other...
