Virginia Military Institute -- Class of 1867
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:
Alfred Gibbons Letter
Item
Identifier: MS-0119
Scope and Contents
Letter from Cadet Alfred R. Gibbons to his father, dated December 22, 1863. Discusses Corps being called out on a march in response to Union Army troop movements; misc. aspects of cadet life.
Alfred Gibbons Letter. Digital.
Digital Collection
Identifier: http://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/digital/collection/p15821coll11/id/1301
Found in:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Cadet Autograph Albums
Collection
Identifier: MS-0313
Scope and Contents
Keepsake albums, popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Five items, including autograph album compiled by VMI New Market Cadet Edward Harvie Smith, Jr. It contains signed inscriptions by 19 fellow New Market Cadets. Other items: Farmer D. Cochran (Class of 1889); Thomas G. Tate (Class of 1877); 1874 Class members (original owner unknown); Class of 1902 autograph page.
Charles B. Hundley account book
Item
Identifier: MS-0110
Scope and Contents
Account book fragment (3 pages) of Cadet Charles B. Hundley, Class of 1867. Contains entries for VMI expenses, 1864-1865.
Charles W. Turner Civil War Letter
Collection
Identifier: MS-0182
Scope and Contents
One letter (1865 March 28) from Charles W. Turner to Major Garnett Andrews, commander of the 2nd Foreign Battalion. Turner discussions his commission, other soldiers, and asks to be appointed 1st Lieutenant in Andrews' unit.
Edmund Berkeley letter
Collection
Identifier: MS-0154
Scope and Contents
One letter (November 26, 1863) from Cadet Edmund Berkeley to his mother. Berkeley has been informed of his sister's death and offers consolation to his mother. He also gives VMI news and complains about the food (early reference to "growley" a VMI slang word used for mess hall food).
Faulkner, Charles J. (Class of 1867)
File — Box 2
Francis Lee Smith Family papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0180
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous papers (5 items) of the family of Francis Lee Smith, a prominent lawyer in antebellum Alexandria, VA. Items relating to his son Francis L. Smith, Jr. (VMI Class of 1867/New Market cadet) include oath of allegiance verification, dated May 22, 1865, Amelia Court House, VA; letter with enclosure, 1867, from VMI Treasurer Robert H. Campbell concerning collection of a bill; telegram to Gov. Fitzhugh Lee, 1887. An account book contains a list of cash receipts, for F. L. Smith, Sr.,...
Francis S. Johnson letter of recommendation
Item
Identifier: MS-0216
Scope and Contents
One letter from Thomas B. Robinson (VMI Class of 1856 and faculty member) recommending Cadet Francis S. Johnson for service in the Confederate Army. The letter is dated March 20, 1865.
Hardaway H. Dinwiddie papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0177
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous papers (6 items) of Hardaway H. Dinwiddie, including manuscript of VMI valedictory speech, 1867; "phrenological analysis" 1858; calling card; poems about the New Market Cadets; certificate of withdrawal from Lexington's Masonic Lodge, 1868; and 1867 VMI commencement program.
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