2026-05-10T14:48:01Z

VMI Civil War claims documents

Creator

United States. Auditor for War Dept

Abstract Or Scope

This collection consists of two documents that concern VMI's claim against the United States government for "damages and destruction of library, scientific appartatus and the quarters of professors in June 1864," while Union troops occupied Lexington, Virginia. VMI was awarded $100,000 in 1915.

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Collection Context

1. Virginia Military Institute Archives