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World War II Pacific Islands Inspection Reports, 1942-1943
No full textThe collection consists of two inspection trip scrapbooks, May 1942 and 1943 ("The Cruise of the Flying Cow"; "The Coconut Circuit"), documenting General William P. Upshur's visits to Marine Corps posts on various Pacific islands. Destinations included Midway, Palmyra Island, Ewa, and Johnston Island
Alexander S. Pendleton Papers
No full textThe papers consist of Pendleton's miscellaneous Civil War papers, including military orders and dispatches directed to Gen. Richard S. Ewell and others; a note from Pendleton to his father concerning the death of General Stonewall Jackson in May 1863; a request for a leave of absence, and other documents
Andrew J. McCoy Civil War Letters, 1863-1864
No full textCivil War correspondence of Confederate soldier Andrew J. McCoy, consisting of 3 letters (1863 October 25; 1864 Jan 16 fragment; 1864 March 11) to his sister Martha written while he was serving with the 25th Virginia Infantry Regiment. The letters were written from camps in Culpepper County and Orange County, Virginia. They primarily concern family matters, camp hardships, and personal news, and provide insight into the life and thoughts of an ordinary soldier
Samuel S. Brooke Correspondence and Documents, 1862-1865
No full textSelected documents and transcriptions of correspondence from the Samuel S. Brooke Papers. The papers consist of five letters, 1862-1864, to and from family members, largely concerned with personal family matters, but with some references to the war and civilian life in Fredericksburg and Richmond, Virginia. Other topics include the 47th Virginia Infantry Regiment, including comments about camp life. In addition to the correspondence, the papers contain commissions, orders, certificate
Henry Dedrick Civil War Letters. Full Text Transcriptions.
No full textFull text transcriptions of correspondence in the Henry H. Dedrick Papers. Subjects include camp life, regimental activities, family and personal news, hardships endured by civilians
VMI Cadet. January 23, 2015
No full textVolume 108, number 11bWeekly during academic year, except during examinations and vacation
VMI Cadet. September 11, 2015
No full textVolume 109, number 2Weekly during academic year, except during examinations and vacation
Andrew Pizzini Civil War Parole Document, 1865
No full textCivil War parole document dated April 18, 1865, signed by Andrew Pizzini, Jr. This document is a typical example of the document signed by Confederate prisoners at the end of the Civil War
William G. Watson Civil War Memoirs, Shenandoah Valley Campaign, May-June 1864. Transcription.
No full textCivil War memoirs of a Union soldier who served during the Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 1864. Includes account of Watson's experiences in Virginia, May-June 1864; mentions burning of the Virginia Military Institute by Union forces led by Gen. David Hunter, recounts his regiment's retreat from Lynchburg to Charleston
Alfred D. Barksdale World War I Papers, Selected Documents, 1918-1919
No full textSelected documents from the World War I papers of Alfred D. Barksdale. Included is a letter from Barksdale to his sister, dated August 20, 1918, written shortly after his arrival in France. He comments on the visit of Gen. John J. Pershing to his regimental HQ and other activities