New Market Cadets
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
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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...
