Orders (Rules and Regulations) of Cadets, Virginia A and M, 1877
Scope and Contents
This accession consists of various papers, letters, commissions, clippings, photographs, and reports to General James H. Lane relating to his service in the Confederate Army (1861-65) and association with academic institutions, principally Alabama A and M (1882-1907). Civil War documents consist of prodivison returns, orders, reports, and correspondence related to Lane's Brigade of North Carolina Troops, and is supplemented with much post-war correspondence on the wartime actions of the Brigade, especially Chancellorsville. One portion deals with the George L. Petrie family and financial papers relating to Lane's Estate.
Dates
- 1877
Conditions Governing Access
Open except for box 8 which restricts use of an original copy of a twenty-two page holograph manuscript.
Extent
From the Accession: 3.75 Cubic Feet (Seven document boxes and one half document box.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Auburn University Special Collections and Archives Repository
Auburn University
Ralph Brown Draughon Library
231 Mell Street
Auburn Alabama 36849
334-844-1732
archives@auburn.edu
