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Joseph Hannah Carpenter Civil War Papers
No full textThese items comprise the Civil War era documents from the Joseph H. Carpenter Papers. They consist of correspondence (2 items) written by Carpenter, including letter of June 16, 1862 describing fighting near Port Republic, Virginia; letter of recommendation from BG John Echols to Jefferson Davis; two Commission documents, 1861; and one letter written by SGT Benjamin Karnes in 1864 (he served in Carpenter's Battery)
Benjamin F. Oakes Civil War Letter, 1864
No full textOne letter (December 13, 1864) from Union soldier Capt. Benjamin F. Oakes of the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery to J. G. Richardson. The letter was written from "in the field" near Petersburg, Virginia. Oakes describes in detail the destruction of the Weldon Railroad by Union troops and the burning buildings in Sussex Courthouse. V
Samuel Downing Papers, 1859-1860
No full textThe papers consist of 3 items. One letter (November 17, 1859) from Cadet Downing to his father, in which he describes in detail the cadets' trip to Norfolk, VA, including an interesting account of an uncomfortable canal boat journey; one list of demerits (April-June 1860); one quarterly grade report (July 1860
George Koontz Civil War Letter, May 10, 1863
No full textLetter written by George Koontz of the Danville Artillery (Rice's Artillery Battery) at the Battle of Chancellorsville. Includes information about the wounding and death of Stonewall Jackson
Map of the New Market Battlefield
No full textThe Civil War Battle of New Market, Virginia took place on May 15, 1864. Participants included the VMI Corps of Cadets. This map was created by Benjamin A. Colonna, Civil Engineer and New Market cadet battle veteran, based on survey of the battlefield and correspondence with battle veterans. It was published in 1914. This map is part of the New Market Collection
