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J. Henry Reid Civil War Letters Transcriptions, 1862; 1864
Civil War correspondence (18 items) of J. Henry Reid. Included are 13 letters from Reid to his parents written while he was a fourth classman at the Virginia Military Institute, August - November 1862. his correspondence contains many references to wartime cadet life, including use of the term Rat as a name for new cadets, hazing, uniforms, food, guard duty and other aspects of life at VMI during the Civil War. The papers also contain one letter (1864 March 7) written while Reid was serving with the 13th Virginia Light Artillery Regiment, Confederate Army
Garrison Flags, 2015.
Garrison Flags as seen from the rear side of Jackson Memorial Hall, Feb. 2015
Rose Parade Bandfest exhibition, 2015
VMI Regimental Band and Pipe Band perform at the Rose Parade Bandfest Exhibition at Pasadena City College Dec. 29, 2015
Class of 2017 Ring Presentation Ceremony, Nov. 20, 2015.
Ring Figure. Cadets in the Class of 2017 congratulate one another upon receiving their Rings during a ceremony held in Cameron Hall Nov. 20, 2015
Stonewall Jackson Statue, Parents Weekend, Oct. 2015
Cadets and their families gather around the statue of Stonewall Jackson during Parents Weekend, Oct. 17, 2015
Trebuchet, Oct. 2015
Civil engineering professors Lt. Col. Tim Moore '97 and Maj. Paul Ackerman ’93 teach cadets engineering fundamentals with the help of a trebuchet on the Parade Ground, Oct. 15, 2015
Physical Training on Parade Grounds, Sept. 25, 2015
Cadets and ROTC trainers exercise on the Parade Grounds in front of Barracks, Sept. 25, 201
Mechanical Engineering Machine Shop, Sept. 2015
Lab mechanic Marco Floyd provides an orientation to the machine shop as part of the mechanical engineering department’s Cornerstone Lab, a course introduced this year that teaches new cadets the fundamentals of engineering. Sept 14, 2015
First Morning of Rat Line, Matriculation Week, Aug. 2015.
Rats march up the steps of the Mess Hall (Crozet Hall) for their first breakfast at VMI, Aug. 23, 2015
Moving into Barracks, Aug. 2015
Newly matriculated cadets and their families move the cadets’ belongings into their barracks rooms, with upper-class cadets leading the way. Aug. 22, 2015