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Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Cyrus Rosser James (1855-1937), Methodist minister in Virginia. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .","Other Information:"," A PDF document of this inventory is available online."," Additional information may be found at http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/findingaids/81_J23_James_Family.pdf","Processed by Brian Tilley in 1987.","Correspondence of Cyrus Rosser James (1855-1937), Methodist minister in Virginia (on the Buckingham, Heathsville, North Mecklenburg and Whitestone Charges), with his family including his wife, Annie (Shields) James and his children. Also includes account books, accounts, photographs, scrapbooks, printed books and postcards.","Between Harriet Ann James and her son Cyrus Rosser James concerning family news, health, taxes, and money; poor health of Harriet and Ann James emphasized (See also oversize file).","Released deed of trust from Geo[rge] E. Hopkins to Mrs. H[arriet] A[nn] James: note of clerk of York Co., Va.: original deed found in York Co. Deed Book No. 21, page 67.","Letters between each other; R.N. Crooks, insurance agent, Anna Crowther describes her trip to Germany; Zeriah Gillion's reaction to sermons by Reverend James, citing several specifically; Reverend W.R. Smithy: and Arthur James, son of Cyrus Rosser and Annie James: includes Cyrus Rosser James' certificate as Elder in Methodist Episcopal Church, South.","Of Cyrus Rosser James and wife Annie Shield James with their children Arthur, Alfred, and Clara and cousin Sue Errors [?] concerning family health, gardening, money, Methodist conferences, sermons, schooling, especially Randolph Macon College.","Of Cyrus Rosser James and wife Annie Shield James and daughters Annie and Clara to Alfred James at Randolph Macon College: topics emphasized are the scarcity of money, James family, temperance movement, conference (Methodist) news, family social news, Rhodes scholarship, personal news.","Mostly from Cyrus Rosser and Annie Shield James, his parents: also his sisters Lillie and Clara: family news mostly with talk of the whiskey problems, church conferences, money, gardening, social life, football, and religion.","Correspondence between Alfred James and his mother and father, sisters Clara and Annie, brother Arthur, Aunt Tizzie [?]. Emmet B. Faison, L.E. Mumford, H.M. Breech, Harry Gavey; mostly family news and Alfred's school and work, his debate at school, money, conferences, salary of father, Rhodes scholarship, religion, parents moving to Petersburg, Virginia.","Mostly between Alfred and his parents Annie and Cyrus James, brother Arthur, sisters Lillie and Annie and cousin E. Marshall [?] concerning family and local news. Rhodes scholarship, the actual application process and congratulations. CR moved to Petersburg, Va; change in payment-- now paid weekly.","Alfred was at Oxford for the Rhodes Scholarship; tells of touring England, France and Italy, scholarly achievements, health-- he was very ill for a few months; lengthy letters, come are incomplete; also letters to Alfred James from Grandmother Matilda Collins Shield.","James describes daily scholarly routine in Oxford as well as trips in England, France, Switzerland and Italy; trips are describes in great detail, Bruges, Florence, Ghent, Brussels, Milan, Rome, Mt. Vesuvius, Pisa, Genoa, Paris; also letters from Lillie James to Alfred about her music and voice lessons Alfred paid for. 12 items.","Alfred returned from England and entered school in Chicago; Arthur worked on Panama Canal; Clara tells of money problems; and Annie Shield James gave Christmas news to her mother Matilda Shield and also to Alfred James.","Alfred James traveled around in Wisconsin; Lillie wrote about family news and how she likes the Concord, Va. home better than Batesville, Va; Arthur James needed money to pay expenses so he could get out of Chicago; Benjamin Rosser James needed moeny to pay for schooling at the College of William and Mary, and Annie Shield James writes about family news from Concord, Virginia.","mostly to Alfred James from family members; Benjamin rosser James wrote while attending the College of William and Mary mostly reporting good grades and need for money; Annie Shield James wrote her son on family news and congratulating for his marriage to Mabel Williams; Cyrus Rosser James who performed the ceremony wrote thank you letters; sisters Lillie, Leah, and Annie all wrote about the marriage; brother Arthur wrote from the army where he was in the cavalry stationed in Virginia and moving to Brownsville, Texas; Also included are letters from Albert Teaching Agency and Ohio Wesleyan University trying to get Alfred James a position; also lyrics to two songs, \"Nora O'Neal\" and \"The Sun-Bright Clinic\" sent by S.H. Johnson.","Alfred James involved in two controversies; one, his job at Ohio Wesleyan was claimed by Albert Teaching Agency to be a result of their recommendation, and they wanted a commission. Alfred did not think they helped him get the job; two, Alfred rented a house in Arkansas from Prof. David Thomas and had a dispute over rent, settled by arbitration; still awaiting news from draft; took over a life insurance policy; Arthur was in army and wrote of experience especially training with Negro units; relating family news were Lillie, Annie Shield James and a poem by Alfred.","From Arthur James, an artillery officer in France and Italy; tells of his combat experience, relationship with other officers and French people, Negro officers, peace and casualties; also letter of Benjamin Rosser James, Lieutenant of Infantry who was not in Europe but was training when war ended; also letters of Alfred James who was offered and accepted teaching job at the University of Pittsburg for $1500.","For loss of her son from F.B. Adams, Kensington, Maryland. Benjamin Rosser James gets out of army and ends up in West Virginia working for United States Steel Corporation starting in coal mines, became shipping clerk; Mabel and Alfred James tell of experiences in Pittsburgh where money is tight but Alfred doing well as professor at University of Pittsburgh; they have a son, William; Mabel was taken care of by obstetrician, Dr. Zogler, and knew of the sex of the child before it was born; Annie Shield James writes to her mother Matilda Collins Shield.","Arthur James writes from Richmond asking for family news; Benjamin Rosser James writes from West Virginia where he is working for Solvay Collieries Company, tells of woman, Julia Neal, whom he marries in 1920; also tells of true religious conversion-- became a true believer in the Northern Methodist Church with Julia Neal; Alfred James and wife Mabel write of Alfred's work as Professor of History at Pittsburg, hard time with small salary and high expenses such as housing and family health; also Christmas card of Clara James sent to her grandmother Shield and birth announcement of John Maxwell Hendrix, Jr., Lillie James Henrix's son; Annie Shield James writes to her mother Matilda Collins Shield.","Mostly communication of family news, such as health, visitation, and news of children; specific topics: William, son of Alfred and Mable James was seriously ill; Mother's Day cards; money, college loan at the College of William and Mary for Leah James; Alfred's insurance at Provident Mutal, Philadelphia, Pa; Benjamin Rosser James was given a Methodist circuit at two churches, Ravenwood and Ripley in West Virginia; detailed description of the churches and town of Ravenwood as well as salary and housing; Clara James marries Golden Carruthers, 1926; wedding details and backgroud of Golden, a deep sea fisherman who had been divorced; also a pamphlet on Charis clothiers- women's lingiere; those writing were Reverand and Mrs. Cyrus Rosser James, Leah James, Julie Neal James, Annie James Apperson, Arthur James, Clara James Carruthers, Lillie James Hendrix, Benjamin Rosser James, Alfred James, Mabel Williams James, and William James.","Annie Shields James writes her children about family news and their health and death of husband; Nellie James Land writes to Alfred James for missing big family event and needs clothes, hard times; Benjamin Rosser James is happy in his life's work of serving God; Clara James Carruthers writes from Florida in 1934 where her husband is physically and emotionally drained and in 1937 writes of a house they are going to rent in Virginia on the bay where they can fish.","Annie Shield James to Alfred telling him family news as how even a year after his death she misses her husband; she moved to North Carolina with daughter Leah; Arthur James writes of graduate school in University of Chicago Social Service Administrative; tells many of his ideas and qualifications as well as the work he is doing in the social service area: Arthur also writes his will leaving everything to a sister Leah: Benjamin Rosser James writes about his Methodist Ministry career; Alfred James tells about his teaching and family-- learning how to drive a car; Nellie James Land bought a house for sister Clara Caruthers in Virginia; also family news; political news-- Hitler and Mussolini and a newspaper clipping of the death of Mrs. Irving Messick.","from Arthur James about graduation with M.A. degree in social science from University of Chicago; also letter about Arthur's wrtitings from Douglas S. Freeman, Richmond, Va.; Benjamin Rosser James writes from his new church in Clarksville, West Virginia.","From Annie Shield James to Alfred James; several letters for each year: usually at Christmas and February, Alfred's birthday; family news as each letter tells about the activities of the family; Annie Shield James broke her shoulder and arm in 1942; moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee, circa 1946; one letter from Lillie James Hendrix.","Two copies of C. Rosser James' article \"An Untold Incident of McClellan's Peninsular Campaign\" in volume 44, No. 2, June 1961, Western Pennsylvania Historical Magazine.","from Annie Shields James, Alfred P. James, Arthur James, Clara James, Annie James, and Mabel James; family news and daily activities; Alfred's letters from England, Arthur from Harvard.","Examination questions, District conference, unsigned, topics: arithmetic, grammar, English history, history of Greece, spelling, Roman history, history of United States, geography.","Of Cyrus Wesley James and Cyrus B[asye] James.","Of Cyrus Basye James and Cyrus Wesley James; accounts dealing with personal needs, timber industry, slaves, land and taxes.","Of Cyrus Wesley James; death of Cyrus Wesley James reported by Sabbath School Society of Zion Church in York District, Va., possibility of suicide yet he was a good man and Christian; subjects of receipts were medical bills, personal needs, livestock, taxes, and slavery.","Of Harriet Anne James and Cyrus Rosser James; tax recipts from Grofton Township; Cyrus Rosser James certified teacher in York County, Virginia.","Of Harriet Ann James and Cyrus Rosser James; deeds of land granted Cyrus Rosser James from R.W. Dawson and Victoria James Dawson; receipts for various items such as legal services, taxes, books, grave digging; certificate that Arthur Shield was Confederate soldier and was permanently wounded; Cyrus Rosser James was certified to teach in York Co., Va.: last will and testament as well as list of property of Harriet Ann James; other bonds and receipts included.","Of Cyrus Tosser James, both personal and for management of property, of Harriet Ann James, his deceased mother; receipts from Singer Manufacturing company, Albion [?] Simmons, Ogburn and Petty-- dealers in General Merchandise and Homier and Clark, artist and photographers, Richmond, Va.","Of Cyrus Rosser James, receipts from medical, dental, candy, clothing, and department stores, a letter from White House in response to a letter by Cyrus Rosser James; Arthur James report from Chesapeake Male and Female Academy; billing information from Blackstone Female Institute.","Of Cyrus Wesley James, Harriet Ann James, Alfred James, Cyrus Rosser James.","Reports the weather with scattered entries, ususally on monthly basis; written possibly by Cyrus Basye James, includes family listings of Cyrus Basye James and Mary White James, birth dates of eight children and Thomas James and Betsy James-- birth dates of their 11 children. Also listed as MsV 1.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, Buckingham Charges, Va. Conference, accounts received and paid, preacher's salary, collections, list of children baptised, accounts kept by names of churches. Indexed by church name. Also listed as MsV 2.","Contains only this note in 3 p. pad: \"Aug[ust] the 21st 1870. Bro. Bray at Buckingham Parsonage. Where will he be at next year this same.\" Also listed as MsV 3.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, North Mecklenburg Circuit, Va. Conf[erence]. Accounts received and paid, travelling expenses, pastor's salary, missions, accounts received for other purposes. Table of contents by church. Also listed as MsV 4.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, North Mecklenburg Circuit, Va. Conf[erence]. Accoutns received and paid, travelling expenses, pastor's salary, missions, accounts received for other purposes. Table of contents by church. Also listed as MsV 5.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, North Mecklenburg Circuit, Va. An. Conf[erence], accounts received for benevolent assessments, conference collections, missions, parsonage salary, other. Also lists of those baptised. Indexed by church and type of payment. Also listed as MsV 6.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, North Mecklenburg Circuit, Va. Conf[erence]. Accounts received and paid, travelling expenses, parson's salary, assessments, missions, cash receipts and books sold. Also listed as MsV 7.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, Heathsville Circuit Va. An. Conf[erence] accounts paid and received, travelling expenses, salary, assessments, benevolent calls, marriages, baptisms, missions, other subjects. Also listed as MsV 8.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, Heathsville Circuit, Va. Conf[erence] accounts received for salary, missions, benevolent assessments, other objects. Also listed as MsV 9.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, Heathsville Circuit, Va. An. Conf[erence]. Accounts received and paid for salary, benevolent collections, missions, other objects, expenses of church. Listed by Churches. Also listed as MsV 10.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, Heathsville Circuit, Va. Conf[erence]. Accounts received from salary, missions, benevolent collections, other objects. List of those deficient and unbaptised. Also listed as MsV 11.","C[yrus] R[osser] James. Whitestone Circuit Va. Conf[erence] accounts received and paid, travelling expenses, money raised for Virginia Bible Society, unpaid collections. List of baptised, married, and those joining the church. Also listed as MsV 12.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, Whitestone Circuit, Va. Conf[erence]. Accounts received for salary, missions, benevolent collections, other collections, education, list of baptised and stewards of churches. Listed by churches. Also listed as MsV 13.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, Whitestone Circuit, Va. Conf[erence]. Accounts received and paid, salary of pastor and elders, benevolent collections for conference, education, church extension, missions, travelling expenses, list of stewards and temperance meetings. Listed by church. Also listed as MsV 14.","Sermons preached by C[yrus] R[osser] James, Bedford Circuit, lists date, place, topic of sermon and time of service. Also listed as MsV 15.","C[yrus] R[osser], Buckingham Circuit, Va. Conf[erence] accounts received for salary, missions, benevolent collections, list of stewards. Also listed as MsV 16.","Containing mementoes of service in Richmond Light Infantry Blues. 1914-1917. Arthur W. James. Includes pictures, newspaper clippings, brochures on the infantry, honorable discharge certificate. Also listed as MsV 17.","Containing newspaper clipping of Arthur W. James and welfare agency, hundreds of articles. Also listed as MsV 18.","Of Arthur W. James containing thousands of articles. Most deal with James and the welfare agency. Also listed as MsV 19.","3\" x 4 1/4\", black and white, of Cyrus Basye James and his wife Mary White James.","2 1/2\" x 3 1/2\", black and white, of Cyrus Rosser James and his older sister Victoria (James) Dawson as child.","2 1/4\" x 2 3/4\", black and white, of Cyrus Rosser James at age 5.","1 3/4\" x 2 1/4\", black and white, of Cyrus Wesley James.","2\" x 2 1/2\", black and white, of Harriet Ann James holding a book.","1 1/2\" x 2\", black and white, of Arthur Henry Shield in Confederate uniform.","In frame, 2\" x 2 1/2\", black and white, of unidentified woman.","Mostly to or from Alfred Hictor James.","12\" x 14 1/4\", of the land of the heirs of Edw[ard] Wright, Sen[ior]. Mentions Chisman's Creek, York Co., Va.; [?] James: Edw[ard] Wright, Jun[ior]; and [?]. Belvin.","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Locations list one book at SOSS on 62: I (KRK 2022/11/15)","Special Collections Research Center","James, Cyrus Rosser, 1855-1937","James, Annie Shields","English"],"unitid_tesim":["Mss. 81 J23","/repositories/2/resources/571"],"normalized_title_ssm":["James Family Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["James Family Papers"],"collection_ssim":["James Family Papers"],"repository_ssm":["College of William and Mary"],"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"geogname_ssm":["Virginia--Religious history"],"geogname_ssim":["Virginia--Religious history"],"creator_ssm":["James, Cyrus Rosser, 1855-1937","James, Annie Shields"],"creator_ssim":["James, Cyrus Rosser, 1855-1937","James, Annie Shields"],"creator_persname_ssim":["James, Cyrus Rosser, 1855-1937","James, Annie Shields"],"creators_ssim":["James, Cyrus Rosser, 1855-1937","James, Annie Shields"],"places_ssim":["Virginia--Religious history"],"access_terms_ssm":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Gift in memory of Cyrus R. 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Also includes account books, accounts, photographs, scrapbooks, printed books and postcards.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBetween Harriet Ann James and her son Cyrus Rosser James concerning family news, health, taxes, and money; poor health of Harriet and Ann James emphasized (See also oversize file).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReleased deed of trust from Geo[rge] E. Hopkins to Mrs. H[arriet] A[nn] James: note of clerk of York Co., Va.: original deed found in York Co. Deed Book No. 21, page 67.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters between each other; R.N. Crooks, insurance agent, Anna Crowther describes her trip to Germany; Zeriah Gillion's reaction to sermons by Reverend James, citing several specifically; Reverend W.R. Smithy: and Arthur James, son of Cyrus Rosser and Annie James: includes Cyrus Rosser James' certificate as Elder in Methodist Episcopal Church, South.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf Cyrus Rosser James and wife Annie Shield James with their children Arthur, Alfred, and Clara and cousin Sue Errors [?] concerning family health, gardening, money, Methodist conferences, sermons, schooling, especially Randolph Macon College.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf Cyrus Rosser James and wife Annie Shield James and daughters Annie and Clara to Alfred James at Randolph Macon College: topics emphasized are the scarcity of money, James family, temperance movement, conference (Methodist) news, family social news, Rhodes scholarship, personal news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMostly from Cyrus Rosser and Annie Shield James, his parents: also his sisters Lillie and Clara: family news mostly with talk of the whiskey problems, church conferences, money, gardening, social life, football, and religion.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence between Alfred James and his mother and father, sisters Clara and Annie, brother Arthur, Aunt Tizzie [?]. Emmet B. Faison, L.E. Mumford, H.M. Breech, Harry Gavey; mostly family news and Alfred's school and work, his debate at school, money, conferences, salary of father, Rhodes scholarship, religion, parents moving to Petersburg, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMostly between Alfred and his parents Annie and Cyrus James, brother Arthur, sisters Lillie and Annie and cousin E. Marshall [?] concerning family and local news. Rhodes scholarship, the actual application process and congratulations. CR moved to Petersburg, Va; change in payment-- now paid weekly.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlfred was at Oxford for the Rhodes Scholarship; tells of touring England, France and Italy, scholarly achievements, health-- he was very ill for a few months; lengthy letters, come are incomplete; also letters to Alfred James from Grandmother Matilda Collins Shield.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames describes daily scholarly routine in Oxford as well as trips in England, France, Switzerland and Italy; trips are describes in great detail, Bruges, Florence, Ghent, Brussels, Milan, Rome, Mt. Vesuvius, Pisa, Genoa, Paris; also letters from Lillie James to Alfred about her music and voice lessons Alfred paid for. 12 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlfred returned from England and entered school in Chicago; Arthur worked on Panama Canal; Clara tells of money problems; and Annie Shield James gave Christmas news to her mother Matilda Shield and also to Alfred James.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlfred James traveled around in Wisconsin; Lillie wrote about family news and how she likes the Concord, Va. home better than Batesville, Va; Arthur James needed money to pay expenses so he could get out of Chicago; Benjamin Rosser James needed moeny to pay for schooling at the College of William and Mary, and Annie Shield James writes about family news from Concord, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003emostly to Alfred James from family members; Benjamin rosser James wrote while attending the College of William and Mary mostly reporting good grades and need for money; Annie Shield James wrote her son on family news and congratulating for his marriage to Mabel Williams; Cyrus Rosser James who performed the ceremony wrote thank you letters; sisters Lillie, Leah, and Annie all wrote about the marriage; brother Arthur wrote from the army where he was in the cavalry stationed in Virginia and moving to Brownsville, Texas; Also included are letters from Albert Teaching Agency and Ohio Wesleyan University trying to get Alfred James a position; also lyrics to two songs, \"Nora O'Neal\" and \"The Sun-Bright Clinic\" sent by S.H. Johnson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlfred James involved in two controversies; one, his job at Ohio Wesleyan was claimed by Albert Teaching Agency to be a result of their recommendation, and they wanted a commission. Alfred did not think they helped him get the job; two, Alfred rented a house in Arkansas from Prof. David Thomas and had a dispute over rent, settled by arbitration; still awaiting news from draft; took over a life insurance policy; Arthur was in army and wrote of experience especially training with Negro units; relating family news were Lillie, Annie Shield James and a poem by Alfred.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom Arthur James, an artillery officer in France and Italy; tells of his combat experience, relationship with other officers and French people, Negro officers, peace and casualties; also letter of Benjamin Rosser James, Lieutenant of Infantry who was not in Europe but was training when war ended; also letters of Alfred James who was offered and accepted teaching job at the University of Pittsburg for $1500.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFor loss of her son from F.B. Adams, Kensington, Maryland. Benjamin Rosser James gets out of army and ends up in West Virginia working for United States Steel Corporation starting in coal mines, became shipping clerk; Mabel and Alfred James tell of experiences in Pittsburgh where money is tight but Alfred doing well as professor at University of Pittsburgh; they have a son, William; Mabel was taken care of by obstetrician, Dr. Zogler, and knew of the sex of the child before it was born; Annie Shield James writes to her mother Matilda Collins Shield.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArthur James writes from Richmond asking for family news; Benjamin Rosser James writes from West Virginia where he is working for Solvay Collieries Company, tells of woman, Julia Neal, whom he marries in 1920; also tells of true religious conversion-- became a true believer in the Northern Methodist Church with Julia Neal; Alfred James and wife Mabel write of Alfred's work as Professor of History at Pittsburg, hard time with small salary and high expenses such as housing and family health; also Christmas card of Clara James sent to her grandmother Shield and birth announcement of John Maxwell Hendrix, Jr., Lillie James Henrix's son; Annie Shield James writes to her mother Matilda Collins Shield.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMostly communication of family news, such as health, visitation, and news of children; specific topics: William, son of Alfred and Mable James was seriously ill; Mother's Day cards; money, college loan at the College of William and Mary for Leah James; Alfred's insurance at Provident Mutal, Philadelphia, Pa; Benjamin Rosser James was given a Methodist circuit at two churches, Ravenwood and Ripley in West Virginia; detailed description of the churches and town of Ravenwood as well as salary and housing; Clara James marries Golden Carruthers, 1926; wedding details and backgroud of Golden, a deep sea fisherman who had been divorced; also a pamphlet on Charis clothiers- women's lingiere; those writing were Reverand and Mrs. Cyrus Rosser James, Leah James, Julie Neal James, Annie James Apperson, Arthur James, Clara James Carruthers, Lillie James Hendrix, Benjamin Rosser James, Alfred James, Mabel Williams James, and William James.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnie Shields James writes her children about family news and their health and death of husband; Nellie James Land writes to Alfred James for missing big family event and needs clothes, hard times; Benjamin Rosser James is happy in his life's work of serving God; Clara James Carruthers writes from Florida in 1934 where her husband is physically and emotionally drained and in 1937 writes of a house they are going to rent in Virginia on the bay where they can fish.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnie Shield James to Alfred telling him family news as how even a year after his death she misses her husband; she moved to North Carolina with daughter Leah; Arthur James writes of graduate school in University of Chicago Social Service Administrative; tells many of his ideas and qualifications as well as the work he is doing in the social service area: Arthur also writes his will leaving everything to a sister Leah: Benjamin Rosser James writes about his Methodist Ministry career; Alfred James tells about his teaching and family-- learning how to drive a car; Nellie James Land bought a house for sister Clara Caruthers in Virginia; also family news; political news-- Hitler and Mussolini and a newspaper clipping of the death of Mrs. Irving Messick.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003efrom Arthur James about graduation with M.A. degree in social science from University of Chicago; also letter about Arthur's wrtitings from Douglas S. Freeman, Richmond, Va.; Benjamin Rosser James writes from his new church in Clarksville, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom Annie Shield James to Alfred James; several letters for each year: usually at Christmas and February, Alfred's birthday; family news as each letter tells about the activities of the family; Annie Shield James broke her shoulder and arm in 1942; moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee, circa 1946; one letter from Lillie James Hendrix.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo copies of C. Rosser James' article \"An Untold Incident of McClellan's Peninsular Campaign\" in volume 44, No. 2, June 1961, Western Pennsylvania Historical Magazine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003efrom Annie Shields James, Alfred P. James, Arthur James, Clara James, Annie James, and Mabel James; family news and daily activities; Alfred's letters from England, Arthur from Harvard.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExamination questions, District conference, unsigned, topics: arithmetic, grammar, English history, history of Greece, spelling, Roman history, history of United States, geography.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf Cyrus Wesley James and Cyrus B[asye] James.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf Cyrus Basye James and Cyrus Wesley James; accounts dealing with personal needs, timber industry, slaves, land and taxes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf Cyrus Wesley James; death of Cyrus Wesley James reported by Sabbath School Society of Zion Church in York District, Va., possibility of suicide yet he was a good man and Christian; subjects of receipts were medical bills, personal needs, livestock, taxes, and slavery.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf Harriet Anne James and Cyrus Rosser James; tax recipts from Grofton Township; Cyrus Rosser James certified teacher in York County, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf Harriet Ann James and Cyrus Rosser James; deeds of land granted Cyrus Rosser James from R.W. Dawson and Victoria James Dawson; receipts for various items such as legal services, taxes, books, grave digging; certificate that Arthur Shield was Confederate soldier and was permanently wounded; Cyrus Rosser James was certified to teach in York Co., Va.: last will and testament as well as list of property of Harriet Ann James; other bonds and receipts included.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf Cyrus Tosser James, both personal and for management of property, of Harriet Ann James, his deceased mother; receipts from Singer Manufacturing company, Albion [?] Simmons, Ogburn and Petty-- dealers in General Merchandise and Homier and Clark, artist and photographers, Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf Cyrus Rosser James, receipts from medical, dental, candy, clothing, and department stores, a letter from White House in response to a letter by Cyrus Rosser James; Arthur James report from Chesapeake Male and Female Academy; billing information from Blackstone Female Institute.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf Cyrus Wesley James, Harriet Ann James, Alfred James, Cyrus Rosser James.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports the weather with scattered entries, ususally on monthly basis; written possibly by Cyrus Basye James, includes family listings of Cyrus Basye James and Mary White James, birth dates of eight children and Thomas James and Betsy James-- birth dates of their 11 children. Also listed as MsV 1.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eC[yrus] R[osser] James, Buckingham Charges, Va. Conference, accounts received and paid, preacher's salary, collections, list of children baptised, accounts kept by names of churches. Indexed by church name. Also listed as MsV 2.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContains only this note in 3 p. pad: \"Aug[ust] the 21st 1870. Bro. Bray at Buckingham Parsonage. Where will he be at next year this same.\" Also listed as MsV 3.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eC[yrus] R[osser] James, North Mecklenburg Circuit, Va. Conf[erence]. Accounts received and paid, travelling expenses, pastor's salary, missions, accounts received for other purposes. Table of contents by church. Also listed as MsV 4.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eC[yrus] R[osser] James, North Mecklenburg Circuit, Va. Conf[erence]. Accoutns received and paid, travelling expenses, pastor's salary, missions, accounts received for other purposes. Table of contents by church. Also listed as MsV 5.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eC[yrus] R[osser] James, North Mecklenburg Circuit, Va. An. Conf[erence], accounts received for benevolent assessments, conference collections, missions, parsonage salary, other. Also lists of those baptised. Indexed by church and type of payment. Also listed as MsV 6.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eC[yrus] R[osser] James, North Mecklenburg Circuit, Va. Conf[erence]. Accounts received and paid, travelling expenses, parson's salary, assessments, missions, cash receipts and books sold. Also listed as MsV 7.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eC[yrus] R[osser] James, Heathsville Circuit Va. An. Conf[erence] accounts paid and received, travelling expenses, salary, assessments, benevolent calls, marriages, baptisms, missions, other subjects. Also listed as MsV 8.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eC[yrus] R[osser] James, Heathsville Circuit, Va. Conf[erence] accounts received for salary, missions, benevolent assessments, other objects. Also listed as MsV 9.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eC[yrus] R[osser] James, Heathsville Circuit, Va. An. Conf[erence]. Accounts received and paid for salary, benevolent collections, missions, other objects, expenses of church. Listed by Churches. Also listed as MsV 10.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eC[yrus] R[osser] James, Heathsville Circuit, Va. Conf[erence]. Accounts received from salary, missions, benevolent collections, other objects. List of those deficient and unbaptised. Also listed as MsV 11.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eC[yrus] R[osser] James. Whitestone Circuit Va. Conf[erence] accounts received and paid, travelling expenses, money raised for Virginia Bible Society, unpaid collections. List of baptised, married, and those joining the church. Also listed as MsV 12.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eC[yrus] R[osser] James, Whitestone Circuit, Va. Conf[erence]. Accounts received for salary, missions, benevolent collections, other collections, education, list of baptised and stewards of churches. Listed by churches. Also listed as MsV 13.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eC[yrus] R[osser] James, Whitestone Circuit, Va. Conf[erence]. Accounts received and paid, salary of pastor and elders, benevolent collections for conference, education, church extension, missions, travelling expenses, list of stewards and temperance meetings. Listed by church. Also listed as MsV 14.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSermons preached by C[yrus] R[osser] James, Bedford Circuit, lists date, place, topic of sermon and time of service. Also listed as MsV 15.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eC[yrus] R[osser], Buckingham Circuit, Va. Conf[erence] accounts received for salary, missions, benevolent collections, list of stewards. Also listed as MsV 16.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContaining mementoes of service in Richmond Light Infantry Blues. 1914-1917. Arthur W. James. Includes pictures, newspaper clippings, brochures on the infantry, honorable discharge certificate. Also listed as MsV 17.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContaining newspaper clipping of Arthur W. James and welfare agency, hundreds of articles. Also listed as MsV 18.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf Arthur W. James containing thousands of articles. Most deal with James and the welfare agency. Also listed as MsV 19.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3\" x 4 1/4\", black and white, of Cyrus Basye James and his wife Mary White James.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 1/2\" x 3 1/2\", black and white, of Cyrus Rosser James and his older sister Victoria (James) Dawson as child.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 1/4\" x 2 3/4\", black and white, of Cyrus Rosser James at age 5.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 3/4\" x 2 1/4\", black and white, of Cyrus Wesley James.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2\" x 2 1/2\", black and white, of Harriet Ann James holding a book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 1/2\" x 2\", black and white, of Arthur Henry Shield in Confederate uniform.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn frame, 2\" x 2 1/2\", black and white, of unidentified woman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMostly to or from Alfred Hictor James.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e12\" x 14 1/4\", of the land of the heirs of Edw[ard] Wright, Sen[ior]. Mentions Chisman's Creek, York Co., Va.; [?] James: Edw[ard] Wright, Jun[ior]; and [?]. 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Also includes account books, accounts, photographs, scrapbooks, printed books and postcards.","Between Harriet Ann James and her son Cyrus Rosser James concerning family news, health, taxes, and money; poor health of Harriet and Ann James emphasized (See also oversize file).","Released deed of trust from Geo[rge] E. Hopkins to Mrs. H[arriet] A[nn] James: note of clerk of York Co., Va.: original deed found in York Co. Deed Book No. 21, page 67.","Letters between each other; R.N. Crooks, insurance agent, Anna Crowther describes her trip to Germany; Zeriah Gillion's reaction to sermons by Reverend James, citing several specifically; Reverend W.R. Smithy: and Arthur James, son of Cyrus Rosser and Annie James: includes Cyrus Rosser James' certificate as Elder in Methodist Episcopal Church, South.","Of Cyrus Rosser James and wife Annie Shield James with their children Arthur, Alfred, and Clara and cousin Sue Errors [?] concerning family health, gardening, money, Methodist conferences, sermons, schooling, especially Randolph Macon College.","Of Cyrus Rosser James and wife Annie Shield James and daughters Annie and Clara to Alfred James at Randolph Macon College: topics emphasized are the scarcity of money, James family, temperance movement, conference (Methodist) news, family social news, Rhodes scholarship, personal news.","Mostly from Cyrus Rosser and Annie Shield James, his parents: also his sisters Lillie and Clara: family news mostly with talk of the whiskey problems, church conferences, money, gardening, social life, football, and religion.","Correspondence between Alfred James and his mother and father, sisters Clara and Annie, brother Arthur, Aunt Tizzie [?]. Emmet B. Faison, L.E. Mumford, H.M. Breech, Harry Gavey; mostly family news and Alfred's school and work, his debate at school, money, conferences, salary of father, Rhodes scholarship, religion, parents moving to Petersburg, Virginia.","Mostly between Alfred and his parents Annie and Cyrus James, brother Arthur, sisters Lillie and Annie and cousin E. Marshall [?] concerning family and local news. Rhodes scholarship, the actual application process and congratulations. CR moved to Petersburg, Va; change in payment-- now paid weekly.","Alfred was at Oxford for the Rhodes Scholarship; tells of touring England, France and Italy, scholarly achievements, health-- he was very ill for a few months; lengthy letters, come are incomplete; also letters to Alfred James from Grandmother Matilda Collins Shield.","James describes daily scholarly routine in Oxford as well as trips in England, France, Switzerland and Italy; trips are describes in great detail, Bruges, Florence, Ghent, Brussels, Milan, Rome, Mt. Vesuvius, Pisa, Genoa, Paris; also letters from Lillie James to Alfred about her music and voice lessons Alfred paid for. 12 items.","Alfred returned from England and entered school in Chicago; Arthur worked on Panama Canal; Clara tells of money problems; and Annie Shield James gave Christmas news to her mother Matilda Shield and also to Alfred James.","Alfred James traveled around in Wisconsin; Lillie wrote about family news and how she likes the Concord, Va. home better than Batesville, Va; Arthur James needed money to pay expenses so he could get out of Chicago; Benjamin Rosser James needed moeny to pay for schooling at the College of William and Mary, and Annie Shield James writes about family news from Concord, Virginia.","mostly to Alfred James from family members; Benjamin rosser James wrote while attending the College of William and Mary mostly reporting good grades and need for money; Annie Shield James wrote her son on family news and congratulating for his marriage to Mabel Williams; Cyrus Rosser James who performed the ceremony wrote thank you letters; sisters Lillie, Leah, and Annie all wrote about the marriage; brother Arthur wrote from the army where he was in the cavalry stationed in Virginia and moving to Brownsville, Texas; Also included are letters from Albert Teaching Agency and Ohio Wesleyan University trying to get Alfred James a position; also lyrics to two songs, \"Nora O'Neal\" and \"The Sun-Bright Clinic\" sent by S.H. Johnson.","Alfred James involved in two controversies; one, his job at Ohio Wesleyan was claimed by Albert Teaching Agency to be a result of their recommendation, and they wanted a commission. Alfred did not think they helped him get the job; two, Alfred rented a house in Arkansas from Prof. David Thomas and had a dispute over rent, settled by arbitration; still awaiting news from draft; took over a life insurance policy; Arthur was in army and wrote of experience especially training with Negro units; relating family news were Lillie, Annie Shield James and a poem by Alfred.","From Arthur James, an artillery officer in France and Italy; tells of his combat experience, relationship with other officers and French people, Negro officers, peace and casualties; also letter of Benjamin Rosser James, Lieutenant of Infantry who was not in Europe but was training when war ended; also letters of Alfred James who was offered and accepted teaching job at the University of Pittsburg for $1500.","For loss of her son from F.B. Adams, Kensington, Maryland. Benjamin Rosser James gets out of army and ends up in West Virginia working for United States Steel Corporation starting in coal mines, became shipping clerk; Mabel and Alfred James tell of experiences in Pittsburgh where money is tight but Alfred doing well as professor at University of Pittsburgh; they have a son, William; Mabel was taken care of by obstetrician, Dr. Zogler, and knew of the sex of the child before it was born; Annie Shield James writes to her mother Matilda Collins Shield.","Arthur James writes from Richmond asking for family news; Benjamin Rosser James writes from West Virginia where he is working for Solvay Collieries Company, tells of woman, Julia Neal, whom he marries in 1920; also tells of true religious conversion-- became a true believer in the Northern Methodist Church with Julia Neal; Alfred James and wife Mabel write of Alfred's work as Professor of History at Pittsburg, hard time with small salary and high expenses such as housing and family health; also Christmas card of Clara James sent to her grandmother Shield and birth announcement of John Maxwell Hendrix, Jr., Lillie James Henrix's son; Annie Shield James writes to her mother Matilda Collins Shield.","Mostly communication of family news, such as health, visitation, and news of children; specific topics: William, son of Alfred and Mable James was seriously ill; Mother's Day cards; money, college loan at the College of William and Mary for Leah James; Alfred's insurance at Provident Mutal, Philadelphia, Pa; Benjamin Rosser James was given a Methodist circuit at two churches, Ravenwood and Ripley in West Virginia; detailed description of the churches and town of Ravenwood as well as salary and housing; Clara James marries Golden Carruthers, 1926; wedding details and backgroud of Golden, a deep sea fisherman who had been divorced; also a pamphlet on Charis clothiers- women's lingiere; those writing were Reverand and Mrs. Cyrus Rosser James, Leah James, Julie Neal James, Annie James Apperson, Arthur James, Clara James Carruthers, Lillie James Hendrix, Benjamin Rosser James, Alfred James, Mabel Williams James, and William James.","Annie Shields James writes her children about family news and their health and death of husband; Nellie James Land writes to Alfred James for missing big family event and needs clothes, hard times; Benjamin Rosser James is happy in his life's work of serving God; Clara James Carruthers writes from Florida in 1934 where her husband is physically and emotionally drained and in 1937 writes of a house they are going to rent in Virginia on the bay where they can fish.","Annie Shield James to Alfred telling him family news as how even a year after his death she misses her husband; she moved to North Carolina with daughter Leah; Arthur James writes of graduate school in University of Chicago Social Service Administrative; tells many of his ideas and qualifications as well as the work he is doing in the social service area: Arthur also writes his will leaving everything to a sister Leah: Benjamin Rosser James writes about his Methodist Ministry career; Alfred James tells about his teaching and family-- learning how to drive a car; Nellie James Land bought a house for sister Clara Caruthers in Virginia; also family news; political news-- Hitler and Mussolini and a newspaper clipping of the death of Mrs. Irving Messick.","from Arthur James about graduation with M.A. degree in social science from University of Chicago; also letter about Arthur's wrtitings from Douglas S. Freeman, Richmond, Va.; Benjamin Rosser James writes from his new church in Clarksville, West Virginia.","From Annie Shield James to Alfred James; several letters for each year: usually at Christmas and February, Alfred's birthday; family news as each letter tells about the activities of the family; Annie Shield James broke her shoulder and arm in 1942; moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee, circa 1946; one letter from Lillie James Hendrix.","Two copies of C. Rosser James' article \"An Untold Incident of McClellan's Peninsular Campaign\" in volume 44, No. 2, June 1961, Western Pennsylvania Historical Magazine.","from Annie Shields James, Alfred P. James, Arthur James, Clara James, Annie James, and Mabel James; family news and daily activities; Alfred's letters from England, Arthur from Harvard.","Examination questions, District conference, unsigned, topics: arithmetic, grammar, English history, history of Greece, spelling, Roman history, history of United States, geography.","Of Cyrus Wesley James and Cyrus B[asye] James.","Of Cyrus Basye James and Cyrus Wesley James; accounts dealing with personal needs, timber industry, slaves, land and taxes.","Of Cyrus Wesley James; death of Cyrus Wesley James reported by Sabbath School Society of Zion Church in York District, Va., possibility of suicide yet he was a good man and Christian; subjects of receipts were medical bills, personal needs, livestock, taxes, and slavery.","Of Harriet Anne James and Cyrus Rosser James; tax recipts from Grofton Township; Cyrus Rosser James certified teacher in York County, Virginia.","Of Harriet Ann James and Cyrus Rosser James; deeds of land granted Cyrus Rosser James from R.W. Dawson and Victoria James Dawson; receipts for various items such as legal services, taxes, books, grave digging; certificate that Arthur Shield was Confederate soldier and was permanently wounded; Cyrus Rosser James was certified to teach in York Co., Va.: last will and testament as well as list of property of Harriet Ann James; other bonds and receipts included.","Of Cyrus Tosser James, both personal and for management of property, of Harriet Ann James, his deceased mother; receipts from Singer Manufacturing company, Albion [?] Simmons, Ogburn and Petty-- dealers in General Merchandise and Homier and Clark, artist and photographers, Richmond, Va.","Of Cyrus Rosser James, receipts from medical, dental, candy, clothing, and department stores, a letter from White House in response to a letter by Cyrus Rosser James; Arthur James report from Chesapeake Male and Female Academy; billing information from Blackstone Female Institute.","Of Cyrus Wesley James, Harriet Ann James, Alfred James, Cyrus Rosser James.","Reports the weather with scattered entries, ususally on monthly basis; written possibly by Cyrus Basye James, includes family listings of Cyrus Basye James and Mary White James, birth dates of eight children and Thomas James and Betsy James-- birth dates of their 11 children. Also listed as MsV 1.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, Buckingham Charges, Va. Conference, accounts received and paid, preacher's salary, collections, list of children baptised, accounts kept by names of churches. Indexed by church name. Also listed as MsV 2.","Contains only this note in 3 p. pad: \"Aug[ust] the 21st 1870. Bro. Bray at Buckingham Parsonage. Where will he be at next year this same.\" Also listed as MsV 3.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, North Mecklenburg Circuit, Va. Conf[erence]. Accounts received and paid, travelling expenses, pastor's salary, missions, accounts received for other purposes. Table of contents by church. Also listed as MsV 4.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, North Mecklenburg Circuit, Va. Conf[erence]. Accoutns received and paid, travelling expenses, pastor's salary, missions, accounts received for other purposes. Table of contents by church. Also listed as MsV 5.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, North Mecklenburg Circuit, Va. An. Conf[erence], accounts received for benevolent assessments, conference collections, missions, parsonage salary, other. Also lists of those baptised. Indexed by church and type of payment. Also listed as MsV 6.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, North Mecklenburg Circuit, Va. Conf[erence]. Accounts received and paid, travelling expenses, parson's salary, assessments, missions, cash receipts and books sold. Also listed as MsV 7.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, Heathsville Circuit Va. An. Conf[erence] accounts paid and received, travelling expenses, salary, assessments, benevolent calls, marriages, baptisms, missions, other subjects. Also listed as MsV 8.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, Heathsville Circuit, Va. Conf[erence] accounts received for salary, missions, benevolent assessments, other objects. Also listed as MsV 9.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, Heathsville Circuit, Va. An. Conf[erence]. Accounts received and paid for salary, benevolent collections, missions, other objects, expenses of church. Listed by Churches. Also listed as MsV 10.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, Heathsville Circuit, Va. Conf[erence]. Accounts received from salary, missions, benevolent collections, other objects. List of those deficient and unbaptised. Also listed as MsV 11.","C[yrus] R[osser] James. Whitestone Circuit Va. Conf[erence] accounts received and paid, travelling expenses, money raised for Virginia Bible Society, unpaid collections. List of baptised, married, and those joining the church. Also listed as MsV 12.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, Whitestone Circuit, Va. Conf[erence]. Accounts received for salary, missions, benevolent collections, other collections, education, list of baptised and stewards of churches. Listed by churches. Also listed as MsV 13.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, Whitestone Circuit, Va. Conf[erence]. Accounts received and paid, salary of pastor and elders, benevolent collections for conference, education, church extension, missions, travelling expenses, list of stewards and temperance meetings. Listed by church. Also listed as MsV 14.","Sermons preached by C[yrus] R[osser] James, Bedford Circuit, lists date, place, topic of sermon and time of service. Also listed as MsV 15.","C[yrus] R[osser], Buckingham Circuit, Va. Conf[erence] accounts received for salary, missions, benevolent collections, list of stewards. Also listed as MsV 16.","Containing mementoes of service in Richmond Light Infantry Blues. 1914-1917. Arthur W. James. Includes pictures, newspaper clippings, brochures on the infantry, honorable discharge certificate. Also listed as MsV 17.","Containing newspaper clipping of Arthur W. James and welfare agency, hundreds of articles. Also listed as MsV 18.","Of Arthur W. James containing thousands of articles. Most deal with James and the welfare agency. Also listed as MsV 19.","3\" x 4 1/4\", black and white, of Cyrus Basye James and his wife Mary White James.","2 1/2\" x 3 1/2\", black and white, of Cyrus Rosser James and his older sister Victoria (James) Dawson as child.","2 1/4\" x 2 3/4\", black and white, of Cyrus Rosser James at age 5.","1 3/4\" x 2 1/4\", black and white, of Cyrus Wesley James.","2\" x 2 1/2\", black and white, of Harriet Ann James holding a book.","1 1/2\" x 2\", black and white, of Arthur Henry Shield in Confederate uniform.","In frame, 2\" x 2 1/2\", black and white, of unidentified woman.","Mostly to or from Alfred Hictor James.","12\" x 14 1/4\", of the land of the heirs of Edw[ard] Wright, Sen[ior]. Mentions Chisman's Creek, York Co., Va.; [?] James: Edw[ard] Wright, Jun[ior]; and [?]. Belvin."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use:"],"userestrict_tesim":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_e0f765cf4e29aee3aeccd685aadf75fc\"\u003eLocations list one book at SOSS on 62: I (KRK 2022/11/15)\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":["Locations list one book at SOSS on 62: I (KRK 2022/11/15)"],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","James, Cyrus Rosser, 1855-1937","James, Annie Shields"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center"],"persname_ssim":["James, Cyrus Rosser, 1855-1937","James, Annie Shields"],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":72,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T09:46:11.871Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_571","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_571","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_571","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_571","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_571.xml","title_filing_ssi":"James Family Papers","title_ssm":["James Family Papers"],"title_tesim":["James Family Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1826-1914"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1826-1914"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Mss. 81 J23","/repositories/2/resources/571"],"text":["Mss. 81 J23","/repositories/2/resources/571","James Family Papers","Virginia--Religious history","Methodist Church--Clergy--Correspondence","Methodist Church--Virginia","Methodist Church--Virginia--Clergy--History--19th century.","Account books","Correspondence","Financial records","Photographs","Publications","Scrapbooks","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Cyrus Rosser James (1855-1937), Methodist minister in Virginia. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  .","Other Information:"," A PDF document of this inventory is available online."," Additional information may be found at http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/findingaids/81_J23_James_Family.pdf","Processed by Brian Tilley in 1987.","Correspondence of Cyrus Rosser James (1855-1937), Methodist minister in Virginia (on the Buckingham, Heathsville, North Mecklenburg and Whitestone Charges), with his family including his wife, Annie (Shields) James and his children. Also includes account books, accounts, photographs, scrapbooks, printed books and postcards.","Between Harriet Ann James and her son Cyrus Rosser James concerning family news, health, taxes, and money; poor health of Harriet and Ann James emphasized (See also oversize file).","Released deed of trust from Geo[rge] E. Hopkins to Mrs. H[arriet] A[nn] James: note of clerk of York Co., Va.: original deed found in York Co. Deed Book No. 21, page 67.","Letters between each other; R.N. Crooks, insurance agent, Anna Crowther describes her trip to Germany; Zeriah Gillion's reaction to sermons by Reverend James, citing several specifically; Reverend W.R. Smithy: and Arthur James, son of Cyrus Rosser and Annie James: includes Cyrus Rosser James' certificate as Elder in Methodist Episcopal Church, South.","Of Cyrus Rosser James and wife Annie Shield James with their children Arthur, Alfred, and Clara and cousin Sue Errors [?] concerning family health, gardening, money, Methodist conferences, sermons, schooling, especially Randolph Macon College.","Of Cyrus Rosser James and wife Annie Shield James and daughters Annie and Clara to Alfred James at Randolph Macon College: topics emphasized are the scarcity of money, James family, temperance movement, conference (Methodist) news, family social news, Rhodes scholarship, personal news.","Mostly from Cyrus Rosser and Annie Shield James, his parents: also his sisters Lillie and Clara: family news mostly with talk of the whiskey problems, church conferences, money, gardening, social life, football, and religion.","Correspondence between Alfred James and his mother and father, sisters Clara and Annie, brother Arthur, Aunt Tizzie [?]. Emmet B. Faison, L.E. Mumford, H.M. Breech, Harry Gavey; mostly family news and Alfred's school and work, his debate at school, money, conferences, salary of father, Rhodes scholarship, religion, parents moving to Petersburg, Virginia.","Mostly between Alfred and his parents Annie and Cyrus James, brother Arthur, sisters Lillie and Annie and cousin E. Marshall [?] concerning family and local news. Rhodes scholarship, the actual application process and congratulations. CR moved to Petersburg, Va; change in payment-- now paid weekly.","Alfred was at Oxford for the Rhodes Scholarship; tells of touring England, France and Italy, scholarly achievements, health-- he was very ill for a few months; lengthy letters, come are incomplete; also letters to Alfred James from Grandmother Matilda Collins Shield.","James describes daily scholarly routine in Oxford as well as trips in England, France, Switzerland and Italy; trips are describes in great detail, Bruges, Florence, Ghent, Brussels, Milan, Rome, Mt. Vesuvius, Pisa, Genoa, Paris; also letters from Lillie James to Alfred about her music and voice lessons Alfred paid for. 12 items.","Alfred returned from England and entered school in Chicago; Arthur worked on Panama Canal; Clara tells of money problems; and Annie Shield James gave Christmas news to her mother Matilda Shield and also to Alfred James.","Alfred James traveled around in Wisconsin; Lillie wrote about family news and how she likes the Concord, Va. home better than Batesville, Va; Arthur James needed money to pay expenses so he could get out of Chicago; Benjamin Rosser James needed moeny to pay for schooling at the College of William and Mary, and Annie Shield James writes about family news from Concord, Virginia.","mostly to Alfred James from family members; Benjamin rosser James wrote while attending the College of William and Mary mostly reporting good grades and need for money; Annie Shield James wrote her son on family news and congratulating for his marriage to Mabel Williams; Cyrus Rosser James who performed the ceremony wrote thank you letters; sisters Lillie, Leah, and Annie all wrote about the marriage; brother Arthur wrote from the army where he was in the cavalry stationed in Virginia and moving to Brownsville, Texas; Also included are letters from Albert Teaching Agency and Ohio Wesleyan University trying to get Alfred James a position; also lyrics to two songs, \"Nora O'Neal\" and \"The Sun-Bright Clinic\" sent by S.H. Johnson.","Alfred James involved in two controversies; one, his job at Ohio Wesleyan was claimed by Albert Teaching Agency to be a result of their recommendation, and they wanted a commission. Alfred did not think they helped him get the job; two, Alfred rented a house in Arkansas from Prof. David Thomas and had a dispute over rent, settled by arbitration; still awaiting news from draft; took over a life insurance policy; Arthur was in army and wrote of experience especially training with Negro units; relating family news were Lillie, Annie Shield James and a poem by Alfred.","From Arthur James, an artillery officer in France and Italy; tells of his combat experience, relationship with other officers and French people, Negro officers, peace and casualties; also letter of Benjamin Rosser James, Lieutenant of Infantry who was not in Europe but was training when war ended; also letters of Alfred James who was offered and accepted teaching job at the University of Pittsburg for $1500.","For loss of her son from F.B. Adams, Kensington, Maryland. Benjamin Rosser James gets out of army and ends up in West Virginia working for United States Steel Corporation starting in coal mines, became shipping clerk; Mabel and Alfred James tell of experiences in Pittsburgh where money is tight but Alfred doing well as professor at University of Pittsburgh; they have a son, William; Mabel was taken care of by obstetrician, Dr. Zogler, and knew of the sex of the child before it was born; Annie Shield James writes to her mother Matilda Collins Shield.","Arthur James writes from Richmond asking for family news; Benjamin Rosser James writes from West Virginia where he is working for Solvay Collieries Company, tells of woman, Julia Neal, whom he marries in 1920; also tells of true religious conversion-- became a true believer in the Northern Methodist Church with Julia Neal; Alfred James and wife Mabel write of Alfred's work as Professor of History at Pittsburg, hard time with small salary and high expenses such as housing and family health; also Christmas card of Clara James sent to her grandmother Shield and birth announcement of John Maxwell Hendrix, Jr., Lillie James Henrix's son; Annie Shield James writes to her mother Matilda Collins Shield.","Mostly communication of family news, such as health, visitation, and news of children; specific topics: William, son of Alfred and Mable James was seriously ill; Mother's Day cards; money, college loan at the College of William and Mary for Leah James; Alfred's insurance at Provident Mutal, Philadelphia, Pa; Benjamin Rosser James was given a Methodist circuit at two churches, Ravenwood and Ripley in West Virginia; detailed description of the churches and town of Ravenwood as well as salary and housing; Clara James marries Golden Carruthers, 1926; wedding details and backgroud of Golden, a deep sea fisherman who had been divorced; also a pamphlet on Charis clothiers- women's lingiere; those writing were Reverand and Mrs. Cyrus Rosser James, Leah James, Julie Neal James, Annie James Apperson, Arthur James, Clara James Carruthers, Lillie James Hendrix, Benjamin Rosser James, Alfred James, Mabel Williams James, and William James.","Annie Shields James writes her children about family news and their health and death of husband; Nellie James Land writes to Alfred James for missing big family event and needs clothes, hard times; Benjamin Rosser James is happy in his life's work of serving God; Clara James Carruthers writes from Florida in 1934 where her husband is physically and emotionally drained and in 1937 writes of a house they are going to rent in Virginia on the bay where they can fish.","Annie Shield James to Alfred telling him family news as how even a year after his death she misses her husband; she moved to North Carolina with daughter Leah; Arthur James writes of graduate school in University of Chicago Social Service Administrative; tells many of his ideas and qualifications as well as the work he is doing in the social service area: Arthur also writes his will leaving everything to a sister Leah: Benjamin Rosser James writes about his Methodist Ministry career; Alfred James tells about his teaching and family-- learning how to drive a car; Nellie James Land bought a house for sister Clara Caruthers in Virginia; also family news; political news-- Hitler and Mussolini and a newspaper clipping of the death of Mrs. Irving Messick.","from Arthur James about graduation with M.A. degree in social science from University of Chicago; also letter about Arthur's wrtitings from Douglas S. Freeman, Richmond, Va.; Benjamin Rosser James writes from his new church in Clarksville, West Virginia.","From Annie Shield James to Alfred James; several letters for each year: usually at Christmas and February, Alfred's birthday; family news as each letter tells about the activities of the family; Annie Shield James broke her shoulder and arm in 1942; moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee, circa 1946; one letter from Lillie James Hendrix.","Two copies of C. Rosser James' article \"An Untold Incident of McClellan's Peninsular Campaign\" in volume 44, No. 2, June 1961, Western Pennsylvania Historical Magazine.","from Annie Shields James, Alfred P. James, Arthur James, Clara James, Annie James, and Mabel James; family news and daily activities; Alfred's letters from England, Arthur from Harvard.","Examination questions, District conference, unsigned, topics: arithmetic, grammar, English history, history of Greece, spelling, Roman history, history of United States, geography.","Of Cyrus Wesley James and Cyrus B[asye] James.","Of Cyrus Basye James and Cyrus Wesley James; accounts dealing with personal needs, timber industry, slaves, land and taxes.","Of Cyrus Wesley James; death of Cyrus Wesley James reported by Sabbath School Society of Zion Church in York District, Va., possibility of suicide yet he was a good man and Christian; subjects of receipts were medical bills, personal needs, livestock, taxes, and slavery.","Of Harriet Anne James and Cyrus Rosser James; tax recipts from Grofton Township; Cyrus Rosser James certified teacher in York County, Virginia.","Of Harriet Ann James and Cyrus Rosser James; deeds of land granted Cyrus Rosser James from R.W. Dawson and Victoria James Dawson; receipts for various items such as legal services, taxes, books, grave digging; certificate that Arthur Shield was Confederate soldier and was permanently wounded; Cyrus Rosser James was certified to teach in York Co., Va.: last will and testament as well as list of property of Harriet Ann James; other bonds and receipts included.","Of Cyrus Tosser James, both personal and for management of property, of Harriet Ann James, his deceased mother; receipts from Singer Manufacturing company, Albion [?] Simmons, Ogburn and Petty-- dealers in General Merchandise and Homier and Clark, artist and photographers, Richmond, Va.","Of Cyrus Rosser James, receipts from medical, dental, candy, clothing, and department stores, a letter from White House in response to a letter by Cyrus Rosser James; Arthur James report from Chesapeake Male and Female Academy; billing information from Blackstone Female Institute.","Of Cyrus Wesley James, Harriet Ann James, Alfred James, Cyrus Rosser James.","Reports the weather with scattered entries, ususally on monthly basis; written possibly by Cyrus Basye James, includes family listings of Cyrus Basye James and Mary White James, birth dates of eight children and Thomas James and Betsy James-- birth dates of their 11 children. Also listed as MsV 1.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, Buckingham Charges, Va. Conference, accounts received and paid, preacher's salary, collections, list of children baptised, accounts kept by names of churches. Indexed by church name. Also listed as MsV 2.","Contains only this note in 3 p. pad: \"Aug[ust] the 21st 1870. Bro. Bray at Buckingham Parsonage. Where will he be at next year this same.\" Also listed as MsV 3.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, North Mecklenburg Circuit, Va. Conf[erence]. Accounts received and paid, travelling expenses, pastor's salary, missions, accounts received for other purposes. Table of contents by church. Also listed as MsV 4.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, North Mecklenburg Circuit, Va. Conf[erence]. Accoutns received and paid, travelling expenses, pastor's salary, missions, accounts received for other purposes. Table of contents by church. Also listed as MsV 5.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, North Mecklenburg Circuit, Va. An. Conf[erence], accounts received for benevolent assessments, conference collections, missions, parsonage salary, other. Also lists of those baptised. Indexed by church and type of payment. Also listed as MsV 6.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, North Mecklenburg Circuit, Va. Conf[erence]. Accounts received and paid, travelling expenses, parson's salary, assessments, missions, cash receipts and books sold. Also listed as MsV 7.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, Heathsville Circuit Va. An. Conf[erence] accounts paid and received, travelling expenses, salary, assessments, benevolent calls, marriages, baptisms, missions, other subjects. Also listed as MsV 8.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, Heathsville Circuit, Va. Conf[erence] accounts received for salary, missions, benevolent assessments, other objects. Also listed as MsV 9.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, Heathsville Circuit, Va. An. Conf[erence]. Accounts received and paid for salary, benevolent collections, missions, other objects, expenses of church. Listed by Churches. Also listed as MsV 10.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, Heathsville Circuit, Va. Conf[erence]. Accounts received from salary, missions, benevolent collections, other objects. List of those deficient and unbaptised. Also listed as MsV 11.","C[yrus] R[osser] James. Whitestone Circuit Va. Conf[erence] accounts received and paid, travelling expenses, money raised for Virginia Bible Society, unpaid collections. List of baptised, married, and those joining the church. Also listed as MsV 12.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, Whitestone Circuit, Va. Conf[erence]. Accounts received for salary, missions, benevolent collections, other collections, education, list of baptised and stewards of churches. Listed by churches. Also listed as MsV 13.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, Whitestone Circuit, Va. Conf[erence]. Accounts received and paid, salary of pastor and elders, benevolent collections for conference, education, church extension, missions, travelling expenses, list of stewards and temperance meetings. Listed by church. Also listed as MsV 14.","Sermons preached by C[yrus] R[osser] James, Bedford Circuit, lists date, place, topic of sermon and time of service. Also listed as MsV 15.","C[yrus] R[osser], Buckingham Circuit, Va. Conf[erence] accounts received for salary, missions, benevolent collections, list of stewards. Also listed as MsV 16.","Containing mementoes of service in Richmond Light Infantry Blues. 1914-1917. Arthur W. James. Includes pictures, newspaper clippings, brochures on the infantry, honorable discharge certificate. Also listed as MsV 17.","Containing newspaper clipping of Arthur W. James and welfare agency, hundreds of articles. Also listed as MsV 18.","Of Arthur W. James containing thousands of articles. Most deal with James and the welfare agency. Also listed as MsV 19.","3\" x 4 1/4\", black and white, of Cyrus Basye James and his wife Mary White James.","2 1/2\" x 3 1/2\", black and white, of Cyrus Rosser James and his older sister Victoria (James) Dawson as child.","2 1/4\" x 2 3/4\", black and white, of Cyrus Rosser James at age 5.","1 3/4\" x 2 1/4\", black and white, of Cyrus Wesley James.","2\" x 2 1/2\", black and white, of Harriet Ann James holding a book.","1 1/2\" x 2\", black and white, of Arthur Henry Shield in Confederate uniform.","In frame, 2\" x 2 1/2\", black and white, of unidentified woman.","Mostly to or from Alfred Hictor James.","12\" x 14 1/4\", of the land of the heirs of Edw[ard] Wright, Sen[ior]. Mentions Chisman's Creek, York Co., Va.; [?] James: Edw[ard] Wright, Jun[ior]; and [?]. Belvin.","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Locations list one book at SOSS on 62: I (KRK 2022/11/15)","Special Collections Research Center","James, Cyrus Rosser, 1855-1937","James, Annie Shields","English"],"unitid_tesim":["Mss. 81 J23","/repositories/2/resources/571"],"normalized_title_ssm":["James Family Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["James Family Papers"],"collection_ssim":["James Family Papers"],"repository_ssm":["College of William and Mary"],"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"geogname_ssm":["Virginia--Religious history"],"geogname_ssim":["Virginia--Religious history"],"creator_ssm":["James, Cyrus Rosser, 1855-1937","James, Annie Shields"],"creator_ssim":["James, Cyrus Rosser, 1855-1937","James, Annie Shields"],"creator_persname_ssim":["James, Cyrus Rosser, 1855-1937","James, Annie Shields"],"creators_ssim":["James, Cyrus Rosser, 1855-1937","James, Annie Shields"],"places_ssim":["Virginia--Religious history"],"access_terms_ssm":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Gift in memory of Cyrus R. 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Also includes account books, accounts, photographs, scrapbooks, printed books and postcards.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBetween Harriet Ann James and her son Cyrus Rosser James concerning family news, health, taxes, and money; poor health of Harriet and Ann James emphasized (See also oversize file).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReleased deed of trust from Geo[rge] E. Hopkins to Mrs. H[arriet] A[nn] James: note of clerk of York Co., Va.: original deed found in York Co. Deed Book No. 21, page 67.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters between each other; R.N. Crooks, insurance agent, Anna Crowther describes her trip to Germany; Zeriah Gillion's reaction to sermons by Reverend James, citing several specifically; Reverend W.R. Smithy: and Arthur James, son of Cyrus Rosser and Annie James: includes Cyrus Rosser James' certificate as Elder in Methodist Episcopal Church, South.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf Cyrus Rosser James and wife Annie Shield James with their children Arthur, Alfred, and Clara and cousin Sue Errors [?] concerning family health, gardening, money, Methodist conferences, sermons, schooling, especially Randolph Macon College.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf Cyrus Rosser James and wife Annie Shield James and daughters Annie and Clara to Alfred James at Randolph Macon College: topics emphasized are the scarcity of money, James family, temperance movement, conference (Methodist) news, family social news, Rhodes scholarship, personal news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMostly from Cyrus Rosser and Annie Shield James, his parents: also his sisters Lillie and Clara: family news mostly with talk of the whiskey problems, church conferences, money, gardening, social life, football, and religion.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence between Alfred James and his mother and father, sisters Clara and Annie, brother Arthur, Aunt Tizzie [?]. Emmet B. Faison, L.E. Mumford, H.M. Breech, Harry Gavey; mostly family news and Alfred's school and work, his debate at school, money, conferences, salary of father, Rhodes scholarship, religion, parents moving to Petersburg, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMostly between Alfred and his parents Annie and Cyrus James, brother Arthur, sisters Lillie and Annie and cousin E. Marshall [?] concerning family and local news. Rhodes scholarship, the actual application process and congratulations. CR moved to Petersburg, Va; change in payment-- now paid weekly.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlfred was at Oxford for the Rhodes Scholarship; tells of touring England, France and Italy, scholarly achievements, health-- he was very ill for a few months; lengthy letters, come are incomplete; also letters to Alfred James from Grandmother Matilda Collins Shield.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames describes daily scholarly routine in Oxford as well as trips in England, France, Switzerland and Italy; trips are describes in great detail, Bruges, Florence, Ghent, Brussels, Milan, Rome, Mt. Vesuvius, Pisa, Genoa, Paris; also letters from Lillie James to Alfred about her music and voice lessons Alfred paid for. 12 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlfred returned from England and entered school in Chicago; Arthur worked on Panama Canal; Clara tells of money problems; and Annie Shield James gave Christmas news to her mother Matilda Shield and also to Alfred James.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlfred James traveled around in Wisconsin; Lillie wrote about family news and how she likes the Concord, Va. home better than Batesville, Va; Arthur James needed money to pay expenses so he could get out of Chicago; Benjamin Rosser James needed moeny to pay for schooling at the College of William and Mary, and Annie Shield James writes about family news from Concord, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003emostly to Alfred James from family members; Benjamin rosser James wrote while attending the College of William and Mary mostly reporting good grades and need for money; Annie Shield James wrote her son on family news and congratulating for his marriage to Mabel Williams; Cyrus Rosser James who performed the ceremony wrote thank you letters; sisters Lillie, Leah, and Annie all wrote about the marriage; brother Arthur wrote from the army where he was in the cavalry stationed in Virginia and moving to Brownsville, Texas; Also included are letters from Albert Teaching Agency and Ohio Wesleyan University trying to get Alfred James a position; also lyrics to two songs, \"Nora O'Neal\" and \"The Sun-Bright Clinic\" sent by S.H. Johnson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlfred James involved in two controversies; one, his job at Ohio Wesleyan was claimed by Albert Teaching Agency to be a result of their recommendation, and they wanted a commission. Alfred did not think they helped him get the job; two, Alfred rented a house in Arkansas from Prof. David Thomas and had a dispute over rent, settled by arbitration; still awaiting news from draft; took over a life insurance policy; Arthur was in army and wrote of experience especially training with Negro units; relating family news were Lillie, Annie Shield James and a poem by Alfred.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom Arthur James, an artillery officer in France and Italy; tells of his combat experience, relationship with other officers and French people, Negro officers, peace and casualties; also letter of Benjamin Rosser James, Lieutenant of Infantry who was not in Europe but was training when war ended; also letters of Alfred James who was offered and accepted teaching job at the University of Pittsburg for $1500.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFor loss of her son from F.B. Adams, Kensington, Maryland. Benjamin Rosser James gets out of army and ends up in West Virginia working for United States Steel Corporation starting in coal mines, became shipping clerk; Mabel and Alfred James tell of experiences in Pittsburgh where money is tight but Alfred doing well as professor at University of Pittsburgh; they have a son, William; Mabel was taken care of by obstetrician, Dr. Zogler, and knew of the sex of the child before it was born; Annie Shield James writes to her mother Matilda Collins Shield.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArthur James writes from Richmond asking for family news; Benjamin Rosser James writes from West Virginia where he is working for Solvay Collieries Company, tells of woman, Julia Neal, whom he marries in 1920; also tells of true religious conversion-- became a true believer in the Northern Methodist Church with Julia Neal; Alfred James and wife Mabel write of Alfred's work as Professor of History at Pittsburg, hard time with small salary and high expenses such as housing and family health; also Christmas card of Clara James sent to her grandmother Shield and birth announcement of John Maxwell Hendrix, Jr., Lillie James Henrix's son; Annie Shield James writes to her mother Matilda Collins Shield.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMostly communication of family news, such as health, visitation, and news of children; specific topics: William, son of Alfred and Mable James was seriously ill; Mother's Day cards; money, college loan at the College of William and Mary for Leah James; Alfred's insurance at Provident Mutal, Philadelphia, Pa; Benjamin Rosser James was given a Methodist circuit at two churches, Ravenwood and Ripley in West Virginia; detailed description of the churches and town of Ravenwood as well as salary and housing; Clara James marries Golden Carruthers, 1926; wedding details and backgroud of Golden, a deep sea fisherman who had been divorced; also a pamphlet on Charis clothiers- women's lingiere; those writing were Reverand and Mrs. Cyrus Rosser James, Leah James, Julie Neal James, Annie James Apperson, Arthur James, Clara James Carruthers, Lillie James Hendrix, Benjamin Rosser James, Alfred James, Mabel Williams James, and William James.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnie Shields James writes her children about family news and their health and death of husband; Nellie James Land writes to Alfred James for missing big family event and needs clothes, hard times; Benjamin Rosser James is happy in his life's work of serving God; Clara James Carruthers writes from Florida in 1934 where her husband is physically and emotionally drained and in 1937 writes of a house they are going to rent in Virginia on the bay where they can fish.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnie Shield James to Alfred telling him family news as how even a year after his death she misses her husband; she moved to North Carolina with daughter Leah; Arthur James writes of graduate school in University of Chicago Social Service Administrative; tells many of his ideas and qualifications as well as the work he is doing in the social service area: Arthur also writes his will leaving everything to a sister Leah: Benjamin Rosser James writes about his Methodist Ministry career; Alfred James tells about his teaching and family-- learning how to drive a car; Nellie James Land bought a house for sister Clara Caruthers in Virginia; also family news; political news-- Hitler and Mussolini and a newspaper clipping of the death of Mrs. Irving Messick.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003efrom Arthur James about graduation with M.A. degree in social science from University of Chicago; also letter about Arthur's wrtitings from Douglas S. Freeman, Richmond, Va.; Benjamin Rosser James writes from his new church in Clarksville, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom Annie Shield James to Alfred James; several letters for each year: usually at Christmas and February, Alfred's birthday; family news as each letter tells about the activities of the family; Annie Shield James broke her shoulder and arm in 1942; moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee, circa 1946; one letter from Lillie James Hendrix.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo copies of C. Rosser James' article \"An Untold Incident of McClellan's Peninsular Campaign\" in volume 44, No. 2, June 1961, Western Pennsylvania Historical Magazine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003efrom Annie Shields James, Alfred P. James, Arthur James, Clara James, Annie James, and Mabel James; family news and daily activities; Alfred's letters from England, Arthur from Harvard.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExamination questions, District conference, unsigned, topics: arithmetic, grammar, English history, history of Greece, spelling, Roman history, history of United States, geography.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf Cyrus Wesley James and Cyrus B[asye] James.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf Cyrus Basye James and Cyrus Wesley James; accounts dealing with personal needs, timber industry, slaves, land and taxes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf Cyrus Wesley James; death of Cyrus Wesley James reported by Sabbath School Society of Zion Church in York District, Va., possibility of suicide yet he was a good man and Christian; subjects of receipts were medical bills, personal needs, livestock, taxes, and slavery.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf Harriet Anne James and Cyrus Rosser James; tax recipts from Grofton Township; Cyrus Rosser James certified teacher in York County, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf Harriet Ann James and Cyrus Rosser James; deeds of land granted Cyrus Rosser James from R.W. Dawson and Victoria James Dawson; receipts for various items such as legal services, taxes, books, grave digging; certificate that Arthur Shield was Confederate soldier and was permanently wounded; Cyrus Rosser James was certified to teach in York Co., Va.: last will and testament as well as list of property of Harriet Ann James; other bonds and receipts included.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf Cyrus Tosser James, both personal and for management of property, of Harriet Ann James, his deceased mother; receipts from Singer Manufacturing company, Albion [?] Simmons, Ogburn and Petty-- dealers in General Merchandise and Homier and Clark, artist and photographers, Richmond, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf Cyrus Rosser James, receipts from medical, dental, candy, clothing, and department stores, a letter from White House in response to a letter by Cyrus Rosser James; Arthur James report from Chesapeake Male and Female Academy; billing information from Blackstone Female Institute.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf Cyrus Wesley James, Harriet Ann James, Alfred James, Cyrus Rosser James.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports the weather with scattered entries, ususally on monthly basis; written possibly by Cyrus Basye James, includes family listings of Cyrus Basye James and Mary White James, birth dates of eight children and Thomas James and Betsy James-- birth dates of their 11 children. Also listed as MsV 1.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eC[yrus] R[osser] James, Buckingham Charges, Va. Conference, accounts received and paid, preacher's salary, collections, list of children baptised, accounts kept by names of churches. Indexed by church name. Also listed as MsV 2.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContains only this note in 3 p. pad: \"Aug[ust] the 21st 1870. Bro. Bray at Buckingham Parsonage. Where will he be at next year this same.\" Also listed as MsV 3.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eC[yrus] R[osser] James, North Mecklenburg Circuit, Va. Conf[erence]. Accounts received and paid, travelling expenses, pastor's salary, missions, accounts received for other purposes. Table of contents by church. Also listed as MsV 4.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eC[yrus] R[osser] James, North Mecklenburg Circuit, Va. Conf[erence]. Accoutns received and paid, travelling expenses, pastor's salary, missions, accounts received for other purposes. Table of contents by church. Also listed as MsV 5.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eC[yrus] R[osser] James, North Mecklenburg Circuit, Va. An. Conf[erence], accounts received for benevolent assessments, conference collections, missions, parsonage salary, other. Also lists of those baptised. Indexed by church and type of payment. Also listed as MsV 6.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eC[yrus] R[osser] James, North Mecklenburg Circuit, Va. Conf[erence]. Accounts received and paid, travelling expenses, parson's salary, assessments, missions, cash receipts and books sold. Also listed as MsV 7.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eC[yrus] R[osser] James, Heathsville Circuit Va. An. Conf[erence] accounts paid and received, travelling expenses, salary, assessments, benevolent calls, marriages, baptisms, missions, other subjects. Also listed as MsV 8.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eC[yrus] R[osser] James, Heathsville Circuit, Va. Conf[erence] accounts received for salary, missions, benevolent assessments, other objects. Also listed as MsV 9.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eC[yrus] R[osser] James, Heathsville Circuit, Va. An. Conf[erence]. Accounts received and paid for salary, benevolent collections, missions, other objects, expenses of church. Listed by Churches. Also listed as MsV 10.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eC[yrus] R[osser] James, Heathsville Circuit, Va. Conf[erence]. Accounts received from salary, missions, benevolent collections, other objects. List of those deficient and unbaptised. Also listed as MsV 11.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eC[yrus] R[osser] James. Whitestone Circuit Va. Conf[erence] accounts received and paid, travelling expenses, money raised for Virginia Bible Society, unpaid collections. List of baptised, married, and those joining the church. Also listed as MsV 12.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eC[yrus] R[osser] James, Whitestone Circuit, Va. Conf[erence]. Accounts received for salary, missions, benevolent collections, other collections, education, list of baptised and stewards of churches. Listed by churches. Also listed as MsV 13.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eC[yrus] R[osser] James, Whitestone Circuit, Va. Conf[erence]. Accounts received and paid, salary of pastor and elders, benevolent collections for conference, education, church extension, missions, travelling expenses, list of stewards and temperance meetings. Listed by church. Also listed as MsV 14.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSermons preached by C[yrus] R[osser] James, Bedford Circuit, lists date, place, topic of sermon and time of service. Also listed as MsV 15.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eC[yrus] R[osser], Buckingham Circuit, Va. Conf[erence] accounts received for salary, missions, benevolent collections, list of stewards. Also listed as MsV 16.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContaining mementoes of service in Richmond Light Infantry Blues. 1914-1917. Arthur W. James. Includes pictures, newspaper clippings, brochures on the infantry, honorable discharge certificate. Also listed as MsV 17.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContaining newspaper clipping of Arthur W. James and welfare agency, hundreds of articles. Also listed as MsV 18.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOf Arthur W. James containing thousands of articles. Most deal with James and the welfare agency. Also listed as MsV 19.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3\" x 4 1/4\", black and white, of Cyrus Basye James and his wife Mary White James.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 1/2\" x 3 1/2\", black and white, of Cyrus Rosser James and his older sister Victoria (James) Dawson as child.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 1/4\" x 2 3/4\", black and white, of Cyrus Rosser James at age 5.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 3/4\" x 2 1/4\", black and white, of Cyrus Wesley James.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2\" x 2 1/2\", black and white, of Harriet Ann James holding a book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 1/2\" x 2\", black and white, of Arthur Henry Shield in Confederate uniform.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn frame, 2\" x 2 1/2\", black and white, of unidentified woman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMostly to or from Alfred Hictor James.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e12\" x 14 1/4\", of the land of the heirs of Edw[ard] Wright, Sen[ior]. Mentions Chisman's Creek, York Co., Va.; [?] James: Edw[ard] Wright, Jun[ior]; and [?]. 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Also includes account books, accounts, photographs, scrapbooks, printed books and postcards.","Between Harriet Ann James and her son Cyrus Rosser James concerning family news, health, taxes, and money; poor health of Harriet and Ann James emphasized (See also oversize file).","Released deed of trust from Geo[rge] E. Hopkins to Mrs. H[arriet] A[nn] James: note of clerk of York Co., Va.: original deed found in York Co. Deed Book No. 21, page 67.","Letters between each other; R.N. Crooks, insurance agent, Anna Crowther describes her trip to Germany; Zeriah Gillion's reaction to sermons by Reverend James, citing several specifically; Reverend W.R. Smithy: and Arthur James, son of Cyrus Rosser and Annie James: includes Cyrus Rosser James' certificate as Elder in Methodist Episcopal Church, South.","Of Cyrus Rosser James and wife Annie Shield James with their children Arthur, Alfred, and Clara and cousin Sue Errors [?] concerning family health, gardening, money, Methodist conferences, sermons, schooling, especially Randolph Macon College.","Of Cyrus Rosser James and wife Annie Shield James and daughters Annie and Clara to Alfred James at Randolph Macon College: topics emphasized are the scarcity of money, James family, temperance movement, conference (Methodist) news, family social news, Rhodes scholarship, personal news.","Mostly from Cyrus Rosser and Annie Shield James, his parents: also his sisters Lillie and Clara: family news mostly with talk of the whiskey problems, church conferences, money, gardening, social life, football, and religion.","Correspondence between Alfred James and his mother and father, sisters Clara and Annie, brother Arthur, Aunt Tizzie [?]. Emmet B. Faison, L.E. Mumford, H.M. Breech, Harry Gavey; mostly family news and Alfred's school and work, his debate at school, money, conferences, salary of father, Rhodes scholarship, religion, parents moving to Petersburg, Virginia.","Mostly between Alfred and his parents Annie and Cyrus James, brother Arthur, sisters Lillie and Annie and cousin E. Marshall [?] concerning family and local news. Rhodes scholarship, the actual application process and congratulations. CR moved to Petersburg, Va; change in payment-- now paid weekly.","Alfred was at Oxford for the Rhodes Scholarship; tells of touring England, France and Italy, scholarly achievements, health-- he was very ill for a few months; lengthy letters, come are incomplete; also letters to Alfred James from Grandmother Matilda Collins Shield.","James describes daily scholarly routine in Oxford as well as trips in England, France, Switzerland and Italy; trips are describes in great detail, Bruges, Florence, Ghent, Brussels, Milan, Rome, Mt. Vesuvius, Pisa, Genoa, Paris; also letters from Lillie James to Alfred about her music and voice lessons Alfred paid for. 12 items.","Alfred returned from England and entered school in Chicago; Arthur worked on Panama Canal; Clara tells of money problems; and Annie Shield James gave Christmas news to her mother Matilda Shield and also to Alfred James.","Alfred James traveled around in Wisconsin; Lillie wrote about family news and how she likes the Concord, Va. home better than Batesville, Va; Arthur James needed money to pay expenses so he could get out of Chicago; Benjamin Rosser James needed moeny to pay for schooling at the College of William and Mary, and Annie Shield James writes about family news from Concord, Virginia.","mostly to Alfred James from family members; Benjamin rosser James wrote while attending the College of William and Mary mostly reporting good grades and need for money; Annie Shield James wrote her son on family news and congratulating for his marriage to Mabel Williams; Cyrus Rosser James who performed the ceremony wrote thank you letters; sisters Lillie, Leah, and Annie all wrote about the marriage; brother Arthur wrote from the army where he was in the cavalry stationed in Virginia and moving to Brownsville, Texas; Also included are letters from Albert Teaching Agency and Ohio Wesleyan University trying to get Alfred James a position; also lyrics to two songs, \"Nora O'Neal\" and \"The Sun-Bright Clinic\" sent by S.H. Johnson.","Alfred James involved in two controversies; one, his job at Ohio Wesleyan was claimed by Albert Teaching Agency to be a result of their recommendation, and they wanted a commission. Alfred did not think they helped him get the job; two, Alfred rented a house in Arkansas from Prof. David Thomas and had a dispute over rent, settled by arbitration; still awaiting news from draft; took over a life insurance policy; Arthur was in army and wrote of experience especially training with Negro units; relating family news were Lillie, Annie Shield James and a poem by Alfred.","From Arthur James, an artillery officer in France and Italy; tells of his combat experience, relationship with other officers and French people, Negro officers, peace and casualties; also letter of Benjamin Rosser James, Lieutenant of Infantry who was not in Europe but was training when war ended; also letters of Alfred James who was offered and accepted teaching job at the University of Pittsburg for $1500.","For loss of her son from F.B. Adams, Kensington, Maryland. Benjamin Rosser James gets out of army and ends up in West Virginia working for United States Steel Corporation starting in coal mines, became shipping clerk; Mabel and Alfred James tell of experiences in Pittsburgh where money is tight but Alfred doing well as professor at University of Pittsburgh; they have a son, William; Mabel was taken care of by obstetrician, Dr. Zogler, and knew of the sex of the child before it was born; Annie Shield James writes to her mother Matilda Collins Shield.","Arthur James writes from Richmond asking for family news; Benjamin Rosser James writes from West Virginia where he is working for Solvay Collieries Company, tells of woman, Julia Neal, whom he marries in 1920; also tells of true religious conversion-- became a true believer in the Northern Methodist Church with Julia Neal; Alfred James and wife Mabel write of Alfred's work as Professor of History at Pittsburg, hard time with small salary and high expenses such as housing and family health; also Christmas card of Clara James sent to her grandmother Shield and birth announcement of John Maxwell Hendrix, Jr., Lillie James Henrix's son; Annie Shield James writes to her mother Matilda Collins Shield.","Mostly communication of family news, such as health, visitation, and news of children; specific topics: William, son of Alfred and Mable James was seriously ill; Mother's Day cards; money, college loan at the College of William and Mary for Leah James; Alfred's insurance at Provident Mutal, Philadelphia, Pa; Benjamin Rosser James was given a Methodist circuit at two churches, Ravenwood and Ripley in West Virginia; detailed description of the churches and town of Ravenwood as well as salary and housing; Clara James marries Golden Carruthers, 1926; wedding details and backgroud of Golden, a deep sea fisherman who had been divorced; also a pamphlet on Charis clothiers- women's lingiere; those writing were Reverand and Mrs. Cyrus Rosser James, Leah James, Julie Neal James, Annie James Apperson, Arthur James, Clara James Carruthers, Lillie James Hendrix, Benjamin Rosser James, Alfred James, Mabel Williams James, and William James.","Annie Shields James writes her children about family news and their health and death of husband; Nellie James Land writes to Alfred James for missing big family event and needs clothes, hard times; Benjamin Rosser James is happy in his life's work of serving God; Clara James Carruthers writes from Florida in 1934 where her husband is physically and emotionally drained and in 1937 writes of a house they are going to rent in Virginia on the bay where they can fish.","Annie Shield James to Alfred telling him family news as how even a year after his death she misses her husband; she moved to North Carolina with daughter Leah; Arthur James writes of graduate school in University of Chicago Social Service Administrative; tells many of his ideas and qualifications as well as the work he is doing in the social service area: Arthur also writes his will leaving everything to a sister Leah: Benjamin Rosser James writes about his Methodist Ministry career; Alfred James tells about his teaching and family-- learning how to drive a car; Nellie James Land bought a house for sister Clara Caruthers in Virginia; also family news; political news-- Hitler and Mussolini and a newspaper clipping of the death of Mrs. Irving Messick.","from Arthur James about graduation with M.A. degree in social science from University of Chicago; also letter about Arthur's wrtitings from Douglas S. Freeman, Richmond, Va.; Benjamin Rosser James writes from his new church in Clarksville, West Virginia.","From Annie Shield James to Alfred James; several letters for each year: usually at Christmas and February, Alfred's birthday; family news as each letter tells about the activities of the family; Annie Shield James broke her shoulder and arm in 1942; moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee, circa 1946; one letter from Lillie James Hendrix.","Two copies of C. Rosser James' article \"An Untold Incident of McClellan's Peninsular Campaign\" in volume 44, No. 2, June 1961, Western Pennsylvania Historical Magazine.","from Annie Shields James, Alfred P. James, Arthur James, Clara James, Annie James, and Mabel James; family news and daily activities; Alfred's letters from England, Arthur from Harvard.","Examination questions, District conference, unsigned, topics: arithmetic, grammar, English history, history of Greece, spelling, Roman history, history of United States, geography.","Of Cyrus Wesley James and Cyrus B[asye] James.","Of Cyrus Basye James and Cyrus Wesley James; accounts dealing with personal needs, timber industry, slaves, land and taxes.","Of Cyrus Wesley James; death of Cyrus Wesley James reported by Sabbath School Society of Zion Church in York District, Va., possibility of suicide yet he was a good man and Christian; subjects of receipts were medical bills, personal needs, livestock, taxes, and slavery.","Of Harriet Anne James and Cyrus Rosser James; tax recipts from Grofton Township; Cyrus Rosser James certified teacher in York County, Virginia.","Of Harriet Ann James and Cyrus Rosser James; deeds of land granted Cyrus Rosser James from R.W. Dawson and Victoria James Dawson; receipts for various items such as legal services, taxes, books, grave digging; certificate that Arthur Shield was Confederate soldier and was permanently wounded; Cyrus Rosser James was certified to teach in York Co., Va.: last will and testament as well as list of property of Harriet Ann James; other bonds and receipts included.","Of Cyrus Tosser James, both personal and for management of property, of Harriet Ann James, his deceased mother; receipts from Singer Manufacturing company, Albion [?] Simmons, Ogburn and Petty-- dealers in General Merchandise and Homier and Clark, artist and photographers, Richmond, Va.","Of Cyrus Rosser James, receipts from medical, dental, candy, clothing, and department stores, a letter from White House in response to a letter by Cyrus Rosser James; Arthur James report from Chesapeake Male and Female Academy; billing information from Blackstone Female Institute.","Of Cyrus Wesley James, Harriet Ann James, Alfred James, Cyrus Rosser James.","Reports the weather with scattered entries, ususally on monthly basis; written possibly by Cyrus Basye James, includes family listings of Cyrus Basye James and Mary White James, birth dates of eight children and Thomas James and Betsy James-- birth dates of their 11 children. Also listed as MsV 1.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, Buckingham Charges, Va. Conference, accounts received and paid, preacher's salary, collections, list of children baptised, accounts kept by names of churches. Indexed by church name. Also listed as MsV 2.","Contains only this note in 3 p. pad: \"Aug[ust] the 21st 1870. Bro. Bray at Buckingham Parsonage. Where will he be at next year this same.\" Also listed as MsV 3.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, North Mecklenburg Circuit, Va. Conf[erence]. Accounts received and paid, travelling expenses, pastor's salary, missions, accounts received for other purposes. Table of contents by church. Also listed as MsV 4.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, North Mecklenburg Circuit, Va. Conf[erence]. Accoutns received and paid, travelling expenses, pastor's salary, missions, accounts received for other purposes. Table of contents by church. Also listed as MsV 5.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, North Mecklenburg Circuit, Va. An. Conf[erence], accounts received for benevolent assessments, conference collections, missions, parsonage salary, other. Also lists of those baptised. Indexed by church and type of payment. Also listed as MsV 6.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, North Mecklenburg Circuit, Va. Conf[erence]. Accounts received and paid, travelling expenses, parson's salary, assessments, missions, cash receipts and books sold. Also listed as MsV 7.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, Heathsville Circuit Va. An. Conf[erence] accounts paid and received, travelling expenses, salary, assessments, benevolent calls, marriages, baptisms, missions, other subjects. Also listed as MsV 8.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, Heathsville Circuit, Va. Conf[erence] accounts received for salary, missions, benevolent assessments, other objects. Also listed as MsV 9.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, Heathsville Circuit, Va. An. Conf[erence]. Accounts received and paid for salary, benevolent collections, missions, other objects, expenses of church. Listed by Churches. Also listed as MsV 10.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, Heathsville Circuit, Va. Conf[erence]. Accounts received from salary, missions, benevolent collections, other objects. List of those deficient and unbaptised. Also listed as MsV 11.","C[yrus] R[osser] James. Whitestone Circuit Va. Conf[erence] accounts received and paid, travelling expenses, money raised for Virginia Bible Society, unpaid collections. List of baptised, married, and those joining the church. Also listed as MsV 12.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, Whitestone Circuit, Va. Conf[erence]. Accounts received for salary, missions, benevolent collections, other collections, education, list of baptised and stewards of churches. Listed by churches. Also listed as MsV 13.","C[yrus] R[osser] James, Whitestone Circuit, Va. Conf[erence]. Accounts received and paid, salary of pastor and elders, benevolent collections for conference, education, church extension, missions, travelling expenses, list of stewards and temperance meetings. Listed by church. Also listed as MsV 14.","Sermons preached by C[yrus] R[osser] James, Bedford Circuit, lists date, place, topic of sermon and time of service. Also listed as MsV 15.","C[yrus] R[osser], Buckingham Circuit, Va. Conf[erence] accounts received for salary, missions, benevolent collections, list of stewards. Also listed as MsV 16.","Containing mementoes of service in Richmond Light Infantry Blues. 1914-1917. Arthur W. James. Includes pictures, newspaper clippings, brochures on the infantry, honorable discharge certificate. Also listed as MsV 17.","Containing newspaper clipping of Arthur W. James and welfare agency, hundreds of articles. Also listed as MsV 18.","Of Arthur W. James containing thousands of articles. Most deal with James and the welfare agency. Also listed as MsV 19.","3\" x 4 1/4\", black and white, of Cyrus Basye James and his wife Mary White James.","2 1/2\" x 3 1/2\", black and white, of Cyrus Rosser James and his older sister Victoria (James) Dawson as child.","2 1/4\" x 2 3/4\", black and white, of Cyrus Rosser James at age 5.","1 3/4\" x 2 1/4\", black and white, of Cyrus Wesley James.","2\" x 2 1/2\", black and white, of Harriet Ann James holding a book.","1 1/2\" x 2\", black and white, of Arthur Henry Shield in Confederate uniform.","In frame, 2\" x 2 1/2\", black and white, of unidentified woman.","Mostly to or from Alfred Hictor James.","12\" x 14 1/4\", of the land of the heirs of Edw[ard] Wright, Sen[ior]. Mentions Chisman's Creek, York Co., Va.; [?] James: Edw[ard] Wright, Jun[ior]; and [?]. Belvin."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use:"],"userestrict_tesim":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_e0f765cf4e29aee3aeccd685aadf75fc\"\u003eLocations list one book at SOSS on 62: I (KRK 2022/11/15)\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":["Locations list one book at SOSS on 62: I (KRK 2022/11/15)"],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","James, Cyrus Rosser, 1855-1937","James, Annie Shields"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center"],"persname_ssim":["James, Cyrus Rosser, 1855-1937","James, Annie Shields"],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":72,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T09:46:11.871Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_571"}},{"id":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_4002","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"James R. 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Perdue Family Collection","Virginia","Civil War","Folk, historical, and patent medicine","Local/Regional History and Appalachian South","Medicine","Traditional medicine","United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Desertions","Correspondence","Ledgers (account books)","Scrapbooks","The collection is open for research.","This collection is arranged by material type and by creator.","James Robert Perdue was born on October 18, 1837 to James M. Perdue and Susan Pilkington in Chesterfield County, Virginia. He served as a Confederate soldier in the Otey Battery, Virginia Artillery during the American Civil War. After the war, he returned to Manchester, Henrico County, Virginia, where he resided until his death. He worked at the Merchants National Bank for 43 years, and he also served on the Manchester council and on the Methodist Central Church board. ","Perdue married Emma Jo-Cynthia Wingfield on October 27, 1869, and they had two children, James Robert Perdue, Jr. (September 07, 1870-May 12, 1963) and Lethia Wingfield Perdue Willis. Perdue died June 24, 1915, in Manchester.","\nSources:","Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014. On Ancestry.com,  Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014  [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.  https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=9278\u0026h=751984\u0026indiv=try . Accessed October 03, 2022. ","Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014. On Ancestry.com,  Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014  [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.  https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1\u0026dbid=9278\u0026h=992717 . Accessed October 03, 2022.","Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA; Virginia Marriages, 1853-1935. Ancestry.com,  Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, 1853-1935  [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022.  https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/229819:62154 . Accessed October 03, 2022.","The guide to the James R. Perdue Family Collection by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the James R. Perdue Family Collection was completed in October 2022.","This collection includes a program for the Battle of the Crater reunion, a Sunday School concert flyer, a letter, seven obituaries for James R. Perdue, a ledger with home remedies, and a ledger with a child's doodlings and scrapbook clippings. ","The undated Battle of the Crater program includes a list of the camp and war scenes, including cavalry camp practice, evening parade, infantry picket post established, posting of cavalry vidette, night before the Battle of the Crater, signal rockets for mine explosion and federal charge, confederates on the retreat, and the finale.","The Sunday School concert flyer includes the date of Thursday evening, July 23rd, 1874. Manchester Methodist Sunday School hosts the event to raise funds for a library for the school. The flyer includes two correspondances. The first correspondance is from a visitor addressed to J. R. Perdue, Superintendent of Manchester Sunday School, and it asks that the school perform again and raise funds for a new library, explaining that \"no one could object to giving twenty-five or fifty centers to so good a cause.\" The second correspondance is from Perdue stating that the school will host the performance once again on Thursday evening.  ","The seven obituaries, dated June 24-26, 1915, are for James R. Perdue. One headline reads, \"Death Claims J. R. Perdue, Faithful Citizen. Confederate Soldier, Bank Official, Beloved in Home and Church, His End is Peaceful.\"  ","The letter is to Marian from J. R. Perdue, Jr. and dates December 24, 1902. Perdue writes that Marian should use the enclosed funds to buy herself something, and wishes her a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.","One ledger contains clipped and handwritten remedies from 1905 to 1919. On the inside of the cover, J. R. Perdue, Jr., is written as the owner of the ledger, and he was the son of James R. Perdue. The remedies have a vast range of treatments for such items as hair growth, insomnia, cough and cold, poisons, and injuries. ","The ledger with a child's doodlings and scrapbook clippings is missing most of the ledger details, but from what is visible, the earliest date is 1868. A child drew in pencil and blue crayon on the pages, making some of the original text illegible. After twenty-one pages, the ledger turns into a scrapbook with art clippings and book pages glued onto the original ledger pages. The back of the scrapbook includes the initials L. W. P., who was Lethia W. Perdue, the daughter of J. R. Perdue, and says it belongs to J. R. Perdue, Jr.","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions\nmay apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for\nassistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or\ndigitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using\nour reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction .","Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can\nbe requested using our publication/exhibition form:\n http://bit.ly/scuapublication . 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","Perdue married Emma Jo-Cynthia Wingfield on October 27, 1869, and they had two children, James Robert Perdue, Jr. (September 07, 1870-May 12, 1963) and Lethia Wingfield Perdue Willis. Perdue died June 24, 1915, in Manchester.","\nSources:","Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014. On Ancestry.com,  Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014  [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.  https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=9278\u0026h=751984\u0026indiv=try . Accessed October 03, 2022. ","Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014. On Ancestry.com,  Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014  [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.  https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1\u0026dbid=9278\u0026h=992717 . Accessed October 03, 2022.","Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA; Virginia Marriages, 1853-1935. 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Perdue, Superintendent of Manchester Sunday School, and it asks that the school perform again and raise funds for a new library, explaining that \"no one could object to giving twenty-five or fifty centers to so good a cause.\" The second correspondance is from Perdue stating that the school will host the performance once again on Thursday evening.  ","The seven obituaries, dated June 24-26, 1915, are for James R. Perdue. One headline reads, \"Death Claims J. R. Perdue, Faithful Citizen. Confederate Soldier, Bank Official, Beloved in Home and Church, His End is Peaceful.\"  ","The letter is to Marian from J. R. Perdue, Jr. and dates December 24, 1902. Perdue writes that Marian should use the enclosed funds to buy herself something, and wishes her a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.","One ledger contains clipped and handwritten remedies from 1905 to 1919. On the inside of the cover, J. R. Perdue, Jr., is written as the owner of the ledger, and he was the son of James R. Perdue. The remedies have a vast range of treatments for such items as hair growth, insomnia, cough and cold, poisons, and injuries. ","The ledger with a child's doodlings and scrapbook clippings is missing most of the ledger details, but from what is visible, the earliest date is 1868. A child drew in pencil and blue crayon on the pages, making some of the original text illegible. After twenty-one pages, the ledger turns into a scrapbook with art clippings and book pages glued onto the original ledger pages. The back of the scrapbook includes the initials L. W. P., who was Lethia W. Perdue, the daughter of J. R. Perdue, and says it belongs to J. R. Perdue, Jr."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions\nmay apply. 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Contact Special Collections and University Archives for\nassistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or\ndigitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using\nour reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction .","Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can\nbe requested using our publication/exhibition form:\n http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_2e94dc7a6653fd6d4c9bd0a4ced754fe\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThis collection includes the papers of James R. Perdue and his family. Items include a program for the Battle of the Crater reunion, a Sunday School concert flyer, seven obituaries for Perdue, a letter from J. R. Perdue, Jr., and two ledgers. 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Perdue, Superintendent of Manchester Sunday School, and it asks that the school perform again and raise funds for a new library, explaining that \"no one could object to giving twenty-five or fifty centers to so good a cause.\" The second correspondance is from Perdue stating that the school will host the performance once again on Thursday evening.  ","The seven obituaries, dated June 24-26, 1915, are for James R. Perdue. One headline reads, \"Death Claims J. R. Perdue, Faithful Citizen. Confederate Soldier, Bank Official, Beloved in Home and Church, His End is Peaceful.\"  ","The letter is to Marian from J. R. Perdue, Jr. and dates December 24, 1902. Perdue writes that Marian should use the enclosed funds to buy herself something, and wishes her a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.","One ledger contains clipped and handwritten remedies from 1905 to 1919. On the inside of the cover, J. R. Perdue, Jr., is written as the owner of the ledger, and he was the son of James R. Perdue. The remedies have a vast range of treatments for such items as hair growth, insomnia, cough and cold, poisons, and injuries. ","The ledger with a child's doodlings and scrapbook clippings is missing most of the ledger details, but from what is visible, the earliest date is 1868. A child drew in pencil and blue crayon on the pages, making some of the original text illegible. After twenty-one pages, the ledger turns into a scrapbook with art clippings and book pages glued onto the original ledger pages. The back of the scrapbook includes the initials L. W. P., who was Lethia W. Perdue, the daughter of J. R. Perdue, and says it belongs to J. R. Perdue, Jr."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions\nmay apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for\nassistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or\ndigitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using\nour reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can\nbe requested using our publication/exhibition form:\n\u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions\nmay apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for\nassistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or\ndigitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using\nour reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction .","Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can\nbe requested using our publication/exhibition form:\n http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_2e94dc7a6653fd6d4c9bd0a4ced754fe\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThis collection includes the papers of James R. Perdue and his family. Items include a program for the Battle of the Crater reunion, a Sunday School concert flyer, seven obituaries for Perdue, a letter from J. R. Perdue, Jr., and two ledgers. 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(Included are letters of Ellen Glasgow)","MSS 6453-c Phi Beta Kappa elections.","MSS 6453-d The papers of James Southall Wilson include photographs, letters and copies of architectural drawings and lectures. Of interest are a letter, 19 Sep 1962, from John Cook Wyllie to J. Albert Robbins stating that \"Confessions of a victim\" was not written by Edgar Allan Poe and a letter, 3 Dec 1962, to Arthur Kyle Davis from Christopher Short mentioning Short's novels \"The big cat\" and \"Dark lantern.\" In a series of letters, 1929, Lewis Chase writes to Wilson re Thomas Holley Chivers. In a letter, 21 May 1920, A.G. Pollock writes to Wilson asking his support for the nomination of W. G. McAdoo at the Democratic Convention in San Francisco.","MSS 6453-e The collection contains a letter from Hervey Allen to Wilson, 1930 May 31, inviting him to a writers conference at Yaddo.The collection also contains four letters to Wilson and Stringfellow Barr from Thomas Wolfe, 1931 September 4, October 23, 1932 February 24, March 27, regarding Yaddo and the Southern writers conference held at the University of Virginia, and mentioning his writing, current activities, James Boyd and DuBose Heyward.","MSS 6453-f Papers of James Southall Wilson. The majority of the papers relate to the personal and profesional life of Wilson. Subjects include the literary work of Wilson, literature, life at the University of Virginia, \"The Virginia Quarterly Review, \" the Bread Loaf School of English, and various trips abroad. In addition to family members his correspondents include Edwin A. Alderman, Emily Clark Balch, Stringfellow Barr, Clifton Waller Barrett, Rexmond Cochrane, Colgate Darden, Walter Pritchard Eaton, Armistead C. Gordon, Julian Green, Atcheson Hench, Charlotte Kohler, H. L. Mencken, John C. Metcalf, Dumas Malone, John L. Newcomb, Allen Tate, and Carl Van Doren.","MSS 6453-g Papers of James Southall Wilson.The majority of the papers relate to the personal and profesional life of Wilson. Subjects include the literary work of Wilson, literature, life at the University of Virginia, \"The Virginia Quarterly Review, \" the Bread Loaf School of English, and various trips abroad. In addition to family members his correspondents include Edwin A. Alderman, Emily Clark Balch, Stringfellow Barr, Clifton Waller Barrett, Rexmond Cochrane, Colgate Darden, Walter Pritchard Eaton, Armistead C. Gordon, Julian Green, Atcheson Hench, Charlotte Kohler, H. L. Mencken, John C. Metcalf, Dumas Malone, John L. Newcomb, Allen Tate, and Carl Van Doren.The collection also contains letters written by the ancestors of Wilson's wife Julia Tyler Wilson, and of her father Lyon Gardiner Tyler, president of the College of William and Mary. This early correspondence includes letters written by Thomas W. Gilmer. Frances Bland Tucker, Henry St. George Tucker, St. George Tucker, and Julia Gardiner Tyler.","MSS 6453-h Guest book of Julia and James Wilson. The guest book contains quotations entered by several well known writers who visited the Wilsons including Carl Sandburg, Mary Sinton Leitch, DuBose Heyward, Robert Frost, and \"A.E.\" (George William Russell).Among the additional authors, friends and family members who signed the book or left quotations are Margaret Emerson Bailey, Kate Langley Bosher, George Preston Coleman, W.E. Dold, Thomas FitzHugh, Lawrence Lee, Jean West Maury, Magruder Morgan Maury, Margaret Prescott Montague, Julester Shrady Post, Henry St. George Tucker, and Louise Collier Willcox.There are also bars of music by Alfred Swan and Francis H. Abbot, a sketch of Pavilion V, University of Virginia, by Fiske Kimball, and Marie Kimball's \"mark.\"","MSS 6453-i Edgar Allan Poe research notes","MSS 6453-j Letter to James Southall Wilson from John Archer Wilson.","MSS 7838,-a Papers of James Southall Wilson relating to Edgar Allan Poe.Correspondence, 1922-61, with Poe students \u0026 scholars, Wilson's articles \u0026 addresses and papers prepared by his students, on Poe; incl. letters from Dayton Kohler, Thomas Ollivé Mabbott and Irita Bradford Van Doren. Also miscellaneous clippings, notes \u0026 memoranda regarding study of Poe. Correspondence, 1809-89, of Poe, John Henry Ingram, Sarah Helen Whitman, etc. [transcripts]. ","MSS 7838-b Papers related to Wilson's collection of Edgar Allan Poe.The collection contains three letters discussing articles about Poe; ten reprints of articles about Poe; three research notes about Poe; and three magazine copies of portraits of him, one a copy of the 1833 Rembrandt Peale portrait and two of daguerreotypes.","MSS 7838-c Papers pertaining to Edgar Allan Poe. The collection contains a letter from James A. Harrison to Harry Rogers Pratt concerning Harrison's \"The life and letters of Edgar Allan Poe\"; an annotated advertisement for John H. Ingram's \"The works of Edgar Allan Poe\"; a letter to the editor from C. Alphonso Smith re Poe's essay on \"Barnaby Rudge\"; and many notes on Poe bibliography.","MSS 2613-b Correspondence of James Southall Wilson.Material on University of Virginia participation in Universities Committee on Post War International Problems, 1943-1944.Virginia, University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Correspondence of James Southall Wilson, 1937-1944","MSS 2613-c Charge volume for the Bruce Library. Roll books of John Calvin Metcalf, 1 stenographic notebook.Virginia, University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Charge volume for the Bruce Library, 1939-1940, Accession #2613c, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.","MSS 2613-d Correspondence of Dean James Southall Wilson. Virginia, University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Correspondence of Dean James Southall Wilson","MSS 2613-e Manuscripts from its files (Graduate School, English Department) Including general correspondence, and that regarding the Department of English, fellowships, the Association of American Universities, the Conference of Deans of Southern Graduate Schools, and the Princeton and William and Mary curriculums. Also some of James Southall Wilson's correspondence with John Ward Ostram and Edmund S. Wilson regarding Edgar Allan Poe.","MSS 2613-f Correspondence and papers of Deans Frank Arthur Geldard, Lewis Machen Hammond and James Southall Wilson.","MSS 3500 University of Virginia materials of James Southall Wilson.Folders containing papers of the Research Committee, Post-war College Committee, Development Fund, and Honors work in Philosophy.","MSS 2951 James Branch Cabell letter to James Southall Wilson concerning a review of Let me lie by Dan S. Norton in the New York Times and regarding disposition of Cabell's papers and manuscripts. A copy of Norton's review is enclosed.","MSS 5060-n Ellen Glasgow letter to James Southall Wilson. Glasgow comments on her role in the publication of \"On Ellen Glasgow\" by Maverick Press. There is also one of Glasgow's Christmas cards which features a drawing her dogs Jeremy and Billy; the card is signed \"Miss Ellen Glasgow\" and dated 1928 but does not contain a message.","MSS 6882-a Harry Clemons letter to James Southall Wilson concerning Wilson taking position as librarian of the Univ. of Va., and finding a house in Charlottesville, Va.","MSS 38-135-j Laura Ingram letter to James Southall Wilson regarding the sale of John Henry Ingram's library and her fear that his copies of \"The Southern Literary Messenger\" and some portraits were lost at that time. She is sending Ingram's copies of the 1880 and 1884 editions of his work on Poe, and two letters of Valentine's.","MSS 12708, -a James Southall Wilson papers.The collection contains 11 letters and Christmas cards from James Southall Wilson to Thomas H. Foster together with two photographs of Wilson taken at Breadloaf in 1928 and two letters to Foster from Blair Rouse with a reply.","Wilson comments, sometimes with disapproval, on various subjects including summers at Breadloaf, the Virginia Quarterly Review, presidential elections of 1928 and 1932, Henry W. Anderson, Ellen Glasgow, Julia Peterkin, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, James Stephens, Stark Young, Willa Cather as a Virginian, and Joyce's \"Ulysses\" which he finds \"tiresome.\" In addition, the collection contains the correspondence of James Southall Wilson and John Calvin Metcalf with contributors to \"The enchanted years: a book of contemporary verse, dedicated by poets of Great Britain and America to the University of Virginia on the occasion of its one-hundredth anniversary.\" Correspondents include Margaret Emerson Bailey, Emily Tapscott Clark Balch, Maristan Chapman, John Vance Cheney, George Herbert Clarke, Sarah Norcliffe Cleghorn, William Edward Dodd, Paul Green, Archibald Henderson, Dorothy Heyward, DuBose Heyward, Gerald White Johnson, Alfred Kreymborg, David Herbert Lawrence, Agnes Lee, William Ellery Leonard, Winifred M. Letts, Nicholas Vachel Lindsay, Percy MacKaye, Edwin Markham, Angela Morgan, Grace Fallow Norton, Norreys Jephson O'Conor, Julia Mood Peterkin, Josephine Pinckney, John Crowe Ransom, Cale Young Rice, Edward Arlington Robinson, Marie Scherr, Clinton Scollard, James Still, Caroline Gordon Tate, Amélie Rives Troubetzkoy, and Irita Van Doren.","MSS 12708-b Miscellaneous papers of James Southall Wilson. The collection contains some miscellaneous correspondence on academic matters; draft copies, with answers, of English literature exams; two student papers \"Women characters in Mallory's Morte D'Arthur\" by M. H. Barnes and \"Arthur Hugh Clough\" by John T. Cheney; and an article in the Saturday Evening Post, 1967 December 16 that mentions Frank Geldard. Also present is a letter from James Southall Wilson to Arthur Kyle Davis, 1951 June 21, thanking Davis for the dinner and his part in compiling the \"Studies in Honor of James Southall Wilson.\"","MSS 12708-c Papers regarding James Southall Wilson. 1950 July 18. Letter from Thomas E. Cotner, Specialist, American Republics Section, Division of International Educational Relations forwarding a copy of a letter received from Alfredo Sanchez Bella, Director of the Instituto de Cultura Hispanica. The letters are in reference to a proposed student exchange program between the University and the Instituto de Cultura Hispánica in Madrid, Spain.","1950 November. Letter to friends of Dean Wilson asking for their support of a volume of essays and studies contributed by his former doctoral students and members of the English department to be given to Wilson at the time of his future retirement in the spring of 1951.","1952 May 17. 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Alderman, Emily Clark Balch, Stringfellow Barr, Clifton Waller Barrett, Rexmond Cochrane, Colgate Darden, Walter Pritchard Eaton, Armistead C. Gordon, Julian Green, Atcheson Hench, Charlotte Kohler, H. L. Mencken, John C. Metcalf, Dumas Malone, John L. Newcomb, Allen Tate, and Carl Van Doren.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMSS 6453-g Papers of James Southall Wilson.The majority of the papers relate to the personal and profesional life of Wilson. Subjects include the literary work of Wilson, literature, life at the University of Virginia, \"The Virginia Quarterly Review, \" the Bread Loaf School of English, and various trips abroad. In addition to family members his correspondents include Edwin A. Alderman, Emily Clark Balch, Stringfellow Barr, Clifton Waller Barrett, Rexmond Cochrane, Colgate Darden, Walter Pritchard Eaton, Armistead C. Gordon, Julian Green, Atcheson Hench, Charlotte Kohler, H. L. Mencken, John C. Metcalf, Dumas Malone, John L. Newcomb, Allen Tate, and Carl Van Doren.The collection also contains letters written by the ancestors of Wilson's wife Julia Tyler Wilson, and of her father Lyon Gardiner Tyler, president of the College of William and Mary. This early correspondence includes letters written by Thomas W. Gilmer. Frances Bland Tucker, Henry St. George Tucker, St. George Tucker, and Julia Gardiner Tyler.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMSS 6453-h Guest book of Julia and James Wilson. The guest book contains quotations entered by several well known writers who visited the Wilsons including Carl Sandburg, Mary Sinton Leitch, DuBose Heyward, Robert Frost, and \"A.E.\" (George William Russell).Among the additional authors, friends and family members who signed the book or left quotations are Margaret Emerson Bailey, Kate Langley Bosher, George Preston Coleman, W.E. Dold, Thomas FitzHugh, Lawrence Lee, Jean West Maury, Magruder Morgan Maury, Margaret Prescott Montague, Julester Shrady Post, Henry St. George Tucker, and Louise Collier Willcox.There are also bars of music by Alfred Swan and Francis H. Abbot, a sketch of Pavilion V, University of Virginia, by Fiske Kimball, and Marie Kimball's \"mark.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMSS 6453-i Edgar Allan Poe research notes\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMSS 6453-j Letter to James Southall Wilson from John Archer Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMSS 7838,-a Papers of James Southall Wilson relating to Edgar Allan Poe.Correspondence, 1922-61, with Poe students \u0026amp; scholars, Wilson's articles \u0026amp; addresses and papers prepared by his students, on Poe; incl. letters from Dayton Kohler, Thomas Ollivé Mabbott and Irita Bradford Van Doren. Also miscellaneous clippings, notes \u0026amp; memoranda regarding study of Poe. 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There is also one of Glasgow's Christmas cards which features a drawing her dogs Jeremy and Billy; the card is signed \"Miss Ellen Glasgow\" and dated 1928 but does not contain a message.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMSS 6882-a Harry Clemons letter to James Southall Wilson concerning Wilson taking position as librarian of the Univ. of Va., and finding a house in Charlottesville, Va.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMSS 38-135-j Laura Ingram letter to James Southall Wilson regarding the sale of John Henry Ingram's library and her fear that his copies of \"The Southern Literary Messenger\" and some portraits were lost at that time. She is sending Ingram's copies of the 1880 and 1884 editions of his work on Poe, and two letters of Valentine's.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMSS 12708, -a James Southall Wilson papers.The collection contains 11 letters and Christmas cards from James Southall Wilson to Thomas H. 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Anderson, Ellen Glasgow, Julia Peterkin, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, James Stephens, Stark Young, Willa Cather as a Virginian, and Joyce's \"Ulysses\" which he finds \"tiresome.\" In addition, the collection contains the correspondence of James Southall Wilson and John Calvin Metcalf with contributors to \"The enchanted years: a book of contemporary verse, dedicated by poets of Great Britain and America to the University of Virginia on the occasion of its one-hundredth anniversary.\" Correspondents include Margaret Emerson Bailey, Emily Tapscott Clark Balch, Maristan Chapman, John Vance Cheney, George Herbert Clarke, Sarah Norcliffe Cleghorn, William Edward Dodd, Paul Green, Archibald Henderson, Dorothy Heyward, DuBose Heyward, Gerald White Johnson, Alfred Kreymborg, David Herbert Lawrence, Agnes Lee, William Ellery Leonard, Winifred M. Letts, Nicholas Vachel Lindsay, Percy MacKaye, Edwin Markham, Angela Morgan, Grace Fallow Norton, Norreys Jephson O'Conor, Julia Mood Peterkin, Josephine Pinckney, John Crowe Ransom, Cale Young Rice, Edward Arlington Robinson, Marie Scherr, Clinton Scollard, James Still, Caroline Gordon Tate, Amélie Rives Troubetzkoy, and Irita Van Doren.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMSS 12708-b Miscellaneous papers of James Southall Wilson. The collection contains some miscellaneous correspondence on academic matters; draft copies, with answers, of English literature exams; two student papers \"Women characters in Mallory's Morte D'Arthur\" by M. H. Barnes and \"Arthur Hugh Clough\" by John T. Cheney; and an article in the Saturday Evening Post, 1967 December 16 that mentions Frank Geldard. Also present is a letter from James Southall Wilson to Arthur Kyle Davis, 1951 June 21, thanking Davis for the dinner and his part in compiling the \"Studies in Honor of James Southall Wilson.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMSS 12708-c Papers regarding James Southall Wilson. 1950 July 18. Letter from Thomas E. Cotner, Specialist, American Republics Section, Division of International Educational Relations forwarding a copy of a letter received from Alfredo Sanchez Bella, Director of the Instituto de Cultura Hispanica. The letters are in reference to a proposed student exchange program between the University and the Instituto de Cultura Hispánica in Madrid, Spain.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1950 November. 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(Included are letters of Ellen Glasgow)","MSS 6453-c Phi Beta Kappa elections.","MSS 6453-d The papers of James Southall Wilson include photographs, letters and copies of architectural drawings and lectures. Of interest are a letter, 19 Sep 1962, from John Cook Wyllie to J. Albert Robbins stating that \"Confessions of a victim\" was not written by Edgar Allan Poe and a letter, 3 Dec 1962, to Arthur Kyle Davis from Christopher Short mentioning Short's novels \"The big cat\" and \"Dark lantern.\" In a series of letters, 1929, Lewis Chase writes to Wilson re Thomas Holley Chivers. In a letter, 21 May 1920, A.G. Pollock writes to Wilson asking his support for the nomination of W. G. McAdoo at the Democratic Convention in San Francisco.","MSS 6453-e The collection contains a letter from Hervey Allen to Wilson, 1930 May 31, inviting him to a writers conference at Yaddo.The collection also contains four letters to Wilson and Stringfellow Barr from Thomas Wolfe, 1931 September 4, October 23, 1932 February 24, March 27, regarding Yaddo and the Southern writers conference held at the University of Virginia, and mentioning his writing, current activities, James Boyd and DuBose Heyward.","MSS 6453-f Papers of James Southall Wilson. The majority of the papers relate to the personal and profesional life of Wilson. Subjects include the literary work of Wilson, literature, life at the University of Virginia, \"The Virginia Quarterly Review, \" the Bread Loaf School of English, and various trips abroad. In addition to family members his correspondents include Edwin A. Alderman, Emily Clark Balch, Stringfellow Barr, Clifton Waller Barrett, Rexmond Cochrane, Colgate Darden, Walter Pritchard Eaton, Armistead C. Gordon, Julian Green, Atcheson Hench, Charlotte Kohler, H. L. Mencken, John C. Metcalf, Dumas Malone, John L. Newcomb, Allen Tate, and Carl Van Doren.","MSS 6453-g Papers of James Southall Wilson.The majority of the papers relate to the personal and profesional life of Wilson. Subjects include the literary work of Wilson, literature, life at the University of Virginia, \"The Virginia Quarterly Review, \" the Bread Loaf School of English, and various trips abroad. In addition to family members his correspondents include Edwin A. Alderman, Emily Clark Balch, Stringfellow Barr, Clifton Waller Barrett, Rexmond Cochrane, Colgate Darden, Walter Pritchard Eaton, Armistead C. Gordon, Julian Green, Atcheson Hench, Charlotte Kohler, H. L. Mencken, John C. Metcalf, Dumas Malone, John L. Newcomb, Allen Tate, and Carl Van Doren.The collection also contains letters written by the ancestors of Wilson's wife Julia Tyler Wilson, and of her father Lyon Gardiner Tyler, president of the College of William and Mary. This early correspondence includes letters written by Thomas W. Gilmer. Frances Bland Tucker, Henry St. George Tucker, St. George Tucker, and Julia Gardiner Tyler.","MSS 6453-h Guest book of Julia and James Wilson. The guest book contains quotations entered by several well known writers who visited the Wilsons including Carl Sandburg, Mary Sinton Leitch, DuBose Heyward, Robert Frost, and \"A.E.\" (George William Russell).Among the additional authors, friends and family members who signed the book or left quotations are Margaret Emerson Bailey, Kate Langley Bosher, George Preston Coleman, W.E. Dold, Thomas FitzHugh, Lawrence Lee, Jean West Maury, Magruder Morgan Maury, Margaret Prescott Montague, Julester Shrady Post, Henry St. George Tucker, and Louise Collier Willcox.There are also bars of music by Alfred Swan and Francis H. Abbot, a sketch of Pavilion V, University of Virginia, by Fiske Kimball, and Marie Kimball's \"mark.\"","MSS 6453-i Edgar Allan Poe research notes","MSS 6453-j Letter to James Southall Wilson from John Archer Wilson.","MSS 7838,-a Papers of James Southall Wilson relating to Edgar Allan Poe.Correspondence, 1922-61, with Poe students \u0026 scholars, Wilson's articles \u0026 addresses and papers prepared by his students, on Poe; incl. letters from Dayton Kohler, Thomas Ollivé Mabbott and Irita Bradford Van Doren. Also miscellaneous clippings, notes \u0026 memoranda regarding study of Poe. Correspondence, 1809-89, of Poe, John Henry Ingram, Sarah Helen Whitman, etc. [transcripts]. ","MSS 7838-b Papers related to Wilson's collection of Edgar Allan Poe.The collection contains three letters discussing articles about Poe; ten reprints of articles about Poe; three research notes about Poe; and three magazine copies of portraits of him, one a copy of the 1833 Rembrandt Peale portrait and two of daguerreotypes.","MSS 7838-c Papers pertaining to Edgar Allan Poe. The collection contains a letter from James A. Harrison to Harry Rogers Pratt concerning Harrison's \"The life and letters of Edgar Allan Poe\"; an annotated advertisement for John H. Ingram's \"The works of Edgar Allan Poe\"; a letter to the editor from C. Alphonso Smith re Poe's essay on \"Barnaby Rudge\"; and many notes on Poe bibliography.","MSS 2613-b Correspondence of James Southall Wilson.Material on University of Virginia participation in Universities Committee on Post War International Problems, 1943-1944.Virginia, University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Correspondence of James Southall Wilson, 1937-1944","MSS 2613-c Charge volume for the Bruce Library. Roll books of John Calvin Metcalf, 1 stenographic notebook.Virginia, University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Charge volume for the Bruce Library, 1939-1940, Accession #2613c, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.","MSS 2613-d Correspondence of Dean James Southall Wilson. Virginia, University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Correspondence of Dean James Southall Wilson","MSS 2613-e Manuscripts from its files (Graduate School, English Department) Including general correspondence, and that regarding the Department of English, fellowships, the Association of American Universities, the Conference of Deans of Southern Graduate Schools, and the Princeton and William and Mary curriculums. Also some of James Southall Wilson's correspondence with John Ward Ostram and Edmund S. Wilson regarding Edgar Allan Poe.","MSS 2613-f Correspondence and papers of Deans Frank Arthur Geldard, Lewis Machen Hammond and James Southall Wilson.","MSS 3500 University of Virginia materials of James Southall Wilson.Folders containing papers of the Research Committee, Post-war College Committee, Development Fund, and Honors work in Philosophy.","MSS 2951 James Branch Cabell letter to James Southall Wilson concerning a review of Let me lie by Dan S. Norton in the New York Times and regarding disposition of Cabell's papers and manuscripts. A copy of Norton's review is enclosed.","MSS 5060-n Ellen Glasgow letter to James Southall Wilson. Glasgow comments on her role in the publication of \"On Ellen Glasgow\" by Maverick Press. There is also one of Glasgow's Christmas cards which features a drawing her dogs Jeremy and Billy; the card is signed \"Miss Ellen Glasgow\" and dated 1928 but does not contain a message.","MSS 6882-a Harry Clemons letter to James Southall Wilson concerning Wilson taking position as librarian of the Univ. of Va., and finding a house in Charlottesville, Va.","MSS 38-135-j Laura Ingram letter to James Southall Wilson regarding the sale of John Henry Ingram's library and her fear that his copies of \"The Southern Literary Messenger\" and some portraits were lost at that time. She is sending Ingram's copies of the 1880 and 1884 editions of his work on Poe, and two letters of Valentine's.","MSS 12708, -a James Southall Wilson papers.The collection contains 11 letters and Christmas cards from James Southall Wilson to Thomas H. Foster together with two photographs of Wilson taken at Breadloaf in 1928 and two letters to Foster from Blair Rouse with a reply.","Wilson comments, sometimes with disapproval, on various subjects including summers at Breadloaf, the Virginia Quarterly Review, presidential elections of 1928 and 1932, Henry W. Anderson, Ellen Glasgow, Julia Peterkin, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, James Stephens, Stark Young, Willa Cather as a Virginian, and Joyce's \"Ulysses\" which he finds \"tiresome.\" In addition, the collection contains the correspondence of James Southall Wilson and John Calvin Metcalf with contributors to \"The enchanted years: a book of contemporary verse, dedicated by poets of Great Britain and America to the University of Virginia on the occasion of its one-hundredth anniversary.\" Correspondents include Margaret Emerson Bailey, Emily Tapscott Clark Balch, Maristan Chapman, John Vance Cheney, George Herbert Clarke, Sarah Norcliffe Cleghorn, William Edward Dodd, Paul Green, Archibald Henderson, Dorothy Heyward, DuBose Heyward, Gerald White Johnson, Alfred Kreymborg, David Herbert Lawrence, Agnes Lee, William Ellery Leonard, Winifred M. Letts, Nicholas Vachel Lindsay, Percy MacKaye, Edwin Markham, Angela Morgan, Grace Fallow Norton, Norreys Jephson O'Conor, Julia Mood Peterkin, Josephine Pinckney, John Crowe Ransom, Cale Young Rice, Edward Arlington Robinson, Marie Scherr, Clinton Scollard, James Still, Caroline Gordon Tate, Amélie Rives Troubetzkoy, and Irita Van Doren.","MSS 12708-b Miscellaneous papers of James Southall Wilson. The collection contains some miscellaneous correspondence on academic matters; draft copies, with answers, of English literature exams; two student papers \"Women characters in Mallory's Morte D'Arthur\" by M. H. Barnes and \"Arthur Hugh Clough\" by John T. Cheney; and an article in the Saturday Evening Post, 1967 December 16 that mentions Frank Geldard. Also present is a letter from James Southall Wilson to Arthur Kyle Davis, 1951 June 21, thanking Davis for the dinner and his part in compiling the \"Studies in Honor of James Southall Wilson.\"","MSS 12708-c Papers regarding James Southall Wilson. 1950 July 18. Letter from Thomas E. Cotner, Specialist, American Republics Section, Division of International Educational Relations forwarding a copy of a letter received from Alfredo Sanchez Bella, Director of the Instituto de Cultura Hispanica. The letters are in reference to a proposed student exchange program between the University and the Instituto de Cultura Hispánica in Madrid, Spain.","1950 November. Letter to friends of Dean Wilson asking for their support of a volume of essays and studies contributed by his former doctoral students and members of the English department to be given to Wilson at the time of his future retirement in the spring of 1951.","1952 May 17. Letter from James Southall Wilson to Harry Clemons, discussing the 1919 offer of the remnant of John Henry Ingram's Poe collection to the University of Virginia by Laura Ingram, sister of Poe's biographer."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eScrapbooks, photo albums, correspondence, travel diary, home movies of the Wilson and Davison families.  28 scrapbooks and loose correspondence  related to three generations of the family of James Southall Wilson, with much material on the University of Virginia. Persons represented significantly include James Southall Wilson (1880-1963) and Julia Tyler Wilson (1881-1965);Charles Marshall Davison, Jr. (1914-1995) and Alida Wilson Davison (1913-1995); and Katharine \"Kit\" Stonestreet Davison (1943-).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeath of Roby Garfield\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSupport for Paul Trible\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes Pat [Drewry] Sanger wedding who is the daughter of Nancy Tucker Wilson Drewry Mann.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Scrapbooks, photo albums, correspondence, travel diary, home movies of the Wilson and Davison families.  28 scrapbooks and loose correspondence  related to three generations of the family of James Southall Wilson, with much material on the University of Virginia. 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(Included are letters of Ellen Glasgow)","MSS 6453-c Phi Beta Kappa elections.","MSS 6453-d The papers of James Southall Wilson include photographs, letters and copies of architectural drawings and lectures. Of interest are a letter, 19 Sep 1962, from John Cook Wyllie to J. Albert Robbins stating that \"Confessions of a victim\" was not written by Edgar Allan Poe and a letter, 3 Dec 1962, to Arthur Kyle Davis from Christopher Short mentioning Short's novels \"The big cat\" and \"Dark lantern.\" In a series of letters, 1929, Lewis Chase writes to Wilson re Thomas Holley Chivers. In a letter, 21 May 1920, A.G. Pollock writes to Wilson asking his support for the nomination of W. G. McAdoo at the Democratic Convention in San Francisco.","MSS 6453-e The collection contains a letter from Hervey Allen to Wilson, 1930 May 31, inviting him to a writers conference at Yaddo.The collection also contains four letters to Wilson and Stringfellow Barr from Thomas Wolfe, 1931 September 4, October 23, 1932 February 24, March 27, regarding Yaddo and the Southern writers conference held at the University of Virginia, and mentioning his writing, current activities, James Boyd and DuBose Heyward.","MSS 6453-f Papers of James Southall Wilson. The majority of the papers relate to the personal and profesional life of Wilson. Subjects include the literary work of Wilson, literature, life at the University of Virginia, \"The Virginia Quarterly Review, \" the Bread Loaf School of English, and various trips abroad. In addition to family members his correspondents include Edwin A. Alderman, Emily Clark Balch, Stringfellow Barr, Clifton Waller Barrett, Rexmond Cochrane, Colgate Darden, Walter Pritchard Eaton, Armistead C. Gordon, Julian Green, Atcheson Hench, Charlotte Kohler, H. L. Mencken, John C. Metcalf, Dumas Malone, John L. Newcomb, Allen Tate, and Carl Van Doren.","MSS 6453-g Papers of James Southall Wilson.The majority of the papers relate to the personal and profesional life of Wilson. Subjects include the literary work of Wilson, literature, life at the University of Virginia, \"The Virginia Quarterly Review, \" the Bread Loaf School of English, and various trips abroad. In addition to family members his correspondents include Edwin A. Alderman, Emily Clark Balch, Stringfellow Barr, Clifton Waller Barrett, Rexmond Cochrane, Colgate Darden, Walter Pritchard Eaton, Armistead C. Gordon, Julian Green, Atcheson Hench, Charlotte Kohler, H. L. Mencken, John C. Metcalf, Dumas Malone, John L. Newcomb, Allen Tate, and Carl Van Doren.The collection also contains letters written by the ancestors of Wilson's wife Julia Tyler Wilson, and of her father Lyon Gardiner Tyler, president of the College of William and Mary. This early correspondence includes letters written by Thomas W. Gilmer. Frances Bland Tucker, Henry St. George Tucker, St. George Tucker, and Julia Gardiner Tyler.","MSS 6453-h Guest book of Julia and James Wilson. The guest book contains quotations entered by several well known writers who visited the Wilsons including Carl Sandburg, Mary Sinton Leitch, DuBose Heyward, Robert Frost, and \"A.E.\" (George William Russell).Among the additional authors, friends and family members who signed the book or left quotations are Margaret Emerson Bailey, Kate Langley Bosher, George Preston Coleman, W.E. Dold, Thomas FitzHugh, Lawrence Lee, Jean West Maury, Magruder Morgan Maury, Margaret Prescott Montague, Julester Shrady Post, Henry St. George Tucker, and Louise Collier Willcox.There are also bars of music by Alfred Swan and Francis H. Abbot, a sketch of Pavilion V, University of Virginia, by Fiske Kimball, and Marie Kimball's \"mark.\"","MSS 6453-i Edgar Allan Poe research notes","MSS 6453-j Letter to James Southall Wilson from John Archer Wilson.","MSS 7838,-a Papers of James Southall Wilson relating to Edgar Allan Poe.Correspondence, 1922-61, with Poe students \u0026 scholars, Wilson's articles \u0026 addresses and papers prepared by his students, on Poe; incl. letters from Dayton Kohler, Thomas Ollivé Mabbott and Irita Bradford Van Doren. Also miscellaneous clippings, notes \u0026 memoranda regarding study of Poe. Correspondence, 1809-89, of Poe, John Henry Ingram, Sarah Helen Whitman, etc. [transcripts]. ","MSS 7838-b Papers related to Wilson's collection of Edgar Allan Poe.The collection contains three letters discussing articles about Poe; ten reprints of articles about Poe; three research notes about Poe; and three magazine copies of portraits of him, one a copy of the 1833 Rembrandt Peale portrait and two of daguerreotypes.","MSS 7838-c Papers pertaining to Edgar Allan Poe. The collection contains a letter from James A. Harrison to Harry Rogers Pratt concerning Harrison's \"The life and letters of Edgar Allan Poe\"; an annotated advertisement for John H. Ingram's \"The works of Edgar Allan Poe\"; a letter to the editor from C. Alphonso Smith re Poe's essay on \"Barnaby Rudge\"; and many notes on Poe bibliography.","MSS 2613-b Correspondence of James Southall Wilson.Material on University of Virginia participation in Universities Committee on Post War International Problems, 1943-1944.Virginia, University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Correspondence of James Southall Wilson, 1937-1944","MSS 2613-c Charge volume for the Bruce Library. Roll books of John Calvin Metcalf, 1 stenographic notebook.Virginia, University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Charge volume for the Bruce Library, 1939-1940, Accession #2613c, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.","MSS 2613-d Correspondence of Dean James Southall Wilson. Virginia, University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Correspondence of Dean James Southall Wilson","MSS 2613-e Manuscripts from its files (Graduate School, English Department) Including general correspondence, and that regarding the Department of English, fellowships, the Association of American Universities, the Conference of Deans of Southern Graduate Schools, and the Princeton and William and Mary curriculums. Also some of James Southall Wilson's correspondence with John Ward Ostram and Edmund S. Wilson regarding Edgar Allan Poe.","MSS 2613-f Correspondence and papers of Deans Frank Arthur Geldard, Lewis Machen Hammond and James Southall Wilson.","MSS 3500 University of Virginia materials of James Southall Wilson.Folders containing papers of the Research Committee, Post-war College Committee, Development Fund, and Honors work in Philosophy.","MSS 2951 James Branch Cabell letter to James Southall Wilson concerning a review of Let me lie by Dan S. Norton in the New York Times and regarding disposition of Cabell's papers and manuscripts. A copy of Norton's review is enclosed.","MSS 5060-n Ellen Glasgow letter to James Southall Wilson. Glasgow comments on her role in the publication of \"On Ellen Glasgow\" by Maverick Press. There is also one of Glasgow's Christmas cards which features a drawing her dogs Jeremy and Billy; the card is signed \"Miss Ellen Glasgow\" and dated 1928 but does not contain a message.","MSS 6882-a Harry Clemons letter to James Southall Wilson concerning Wilson taking position as librarian of the Univ. of Va., and finding a house in Charlottesville, Va.","MSS 38-135-j Laura Ingram letter to James Southall Wilson regarding the sale of John Henry Ingram's library and her fear that his copies of \"The Southern Literary Messenger\" and some portraits were lost at that time. She is sending Ingram's copies of the 1880 and 1884 editions of his work on Poe, and two letters of Valentine's.","MSS 12708, -a James Southall Wilson papers.The collection contains 11 letters and Christmas cards from James Southall Wilson to Thomas H. Foster together with two photographs of Wilson taken at Breadloaf in 1928 and two letters to Foster from Blair Rouse with a reply.","Wilson comments, sometimes with disapproval, on various subjects including summers at Breadloaf, the Virginia Quarterly Review, presidential elections of 1928 and 1932, Henry W. Anderson, Ellen Glasgow, Julia Peterkin, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, James Stephens, Stark Young, Willa Cather as a Virginian, and Joyce's \"Ulysses\" which he finds \"tiresome.\" In addition, the collection contains the correspondence of James Southall Wilson and John Calvin Metcalf with contributors to \"The enchanted years: a book of contemporary verse, dedicated by poets of Great Britain and America to the University of Virginia on the occasion of its one-hundredth anniversary.\" Correspondents include Margaret Emerson Bailey, Emily Tapscott Clark Balch, Maristan Chapman, John Vance Cheney, George Herbert Clarke, Sarah Norcliffe Cleghorn, William Edward Dodd, Paul Green, Archibald Henderson, Dorothy Heyward, DuBose Heyward, Gerald White Johnson, Alfred Kreymborg, David Herbert Lawrence, Agnes Lee, William Ellery Leonard, Winifred M. Letts, Nicholas Vachel Lindsay, Percy MacKaye, Edwin Markham, Angela Morgan, Grace Fallow Norton, Norreys Jephson O'Conor, Julia Mood Peterkin, Josephine Pinckney, John Crowe Ransom, Cale Young Rice, Edward Arlington Robinson, Marie Scherr, Clinton Scollard, James Still, Caroline Gordon Tate, Amélie Rives Troubetzkoy, and Irita Van Doren.","MSS 12708-b Miscellaneous papers of James Southall Wilson. The collection contains some miscellaneous correspondence on academic matters; draft copies, with answers, of English literature exams; two student papers \"Women characters in Mallory's Morte D'Arthur\" by M. H. Barnes and \"Arthur Hugh Clough\" by John T. Cheney; and an article in the Saturday Evening Post, 1967 December 16 that mentions Frank Geldard. Also present is a letter from James Southall Wilson to Arthur Kyle Davis, 1951 June 21, thanking Davis for the dinner and his part in compiling the \"Studies in Honor of James Southall Wilson.\"","MSS 12708-c Papers regarding James Southall Wilson. 1950 July 18. Letter from Thomas E. Cotner, Specialist, American Republics Section, Division of International Educational Relations forwarding a copy of a letter received from Alfredo Sanchez Bella, Director of the Instituto de Cultura Hispanica. The letters are in reference to a proposed student exchange program between the University and the Instituto de Cultura Hispánica in Madrid, Spain.","1950 November. Letter to friends of Dean Wilson asking for their support of a volume of essays and studies contributed by his former doctoral students and members of the English department to be given to Wilson at the time of his future retirement in the spring of 1951.","1952 May 17. 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(Included are letters of Ellen Glasgow)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMSS 6453-c Phi Beta Kappa elections.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMSS 6453-d The papers of James Southall Wilson include photographs, letters and copies of architectural drawings and lectures. Of interest are a letter, 19 Sep 1962, from John Cook Wyllie to J. Albert Robbins stating that \"Confessions of a victim\" was not written by Edgar Allan Poe and a letter, 3 Dec 1962, to Arthur Kyle Davis from Christopher Short mentioning Short's novels \"The big cat\" and \"Dark lantern.\" In a series of letters, 1929, Lewis Chase writes to Wilson re Thomas Holley Chivers. In a letter, 21 May 1920, A.G. Pollock writes to Wilson asking his support for the nomination of W. G. McAdoo at the Democratic Convention in San Francisco.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMSS 6453-e The collection contains a letter from Hervey Allen to Wilson, 1930 May 31, inviting him to a writers conference at Yaddo.The collection also contains four letters to Wilson and Stringfellow Barr from Thomas Wolfe, 1931 September 4, October 23, 1932 February 24, March 27, regarding Yaddo and the Southern writers conference held at the University of Virginia, and mentioning his writing, current activities, James Boyd and DuBose Heyward.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMSS 6453-f Papers of James Southall Wilson. The majority of the papers relate to the personal and profesional life of Wilson. Subjects include the literary work of Wilson, literature, life at the University of Virginia, \"The Virginia Quarterly Review, \" the Bread Loaf School of English, and various trips abroad. In addition to family members his correspondents include Edwin A. Alderman, Emily Clark Balch, Stringfellow Barr, Clifton Waller Barrett, Rexmond Cochrane, Colgate Darden, Walter Pritchard Eaton, Armistead C. Gordon, Julian Green, Atcheson Hench, Charlotte Kohler, H. L. Mencken, John C. Metcalf, Dumas Malone, John L. Newcomb, Allen Tate, and Carl Van Doren.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMSS 6453-g Papers of James Southall Wilson.The majority of the papers relate to the personal and profesional life of Wilson. Subjects include the literary work of Wilson, literature, life at the University of Virginia, \"The Virginia Quarterly Review, \" the Bread Loaf School of English, and various trips abroad. In addition to family members his correspondents include Edwin A. Alderman, Emily Clark Balch, Stringfellow Barr, Clifton Waller Barrett, Rexmond Cochrane, Colgate Darden, Walter Pritchard Eaton, Armistead C. Gordon, Julian Green, Atcheson Hench, Charlotte Kohler, H. L. Mencken, John C. Metcalf, Dumas Malone, John L. Newcomb, Allen Tate, and Carl Van Doren.The collection also contains letters written by the ancestors of Wilson's wife Julia Tyler Wilson, and of her father Lyon Gardiner Tyler, president of the College of William and Mary. This early correspondence includes letters written by Thomas W. Gilmer. Frances Bland Tucker, Henry St. George Tucker, St. George Tucker, and Julia Gardiner Tyler.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMSS 6453-h Guest book of Julia and James Wilson. The guest book contains quotations entered by several well known writers who visited the Wilsons including Carl Sandburg, Mary Sinton Leitch, DuBose Heyward, Robert Frost, and \"A.E.\" (George William Russell).Among the additional authors, friends and family members who signed the book or left quotations are Margaret Emerson Bailey, Kate Langley Bosher, George Preston Coleman, W.E. Dold, Thomas FitzHugh, Lawrence Lee, Jean West Maury, Magruder Morgan Maury, Margaret Prescott Montague, Julester Shrady Post, Henry St. George Tucker, and Louise Collier Willcox.There are also bars of music by Alfred Swan and Francis H. Abbot, a sketch of Pavilion V, University of Virginia, by Fiske Kimball, and Marie Kimball's \"mark.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMSS 6453-i Edgar Allan Poe research notes\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMSS 6453-j Letter to James Southall Wilson from John Archer Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMSS 7838,-a Papers of James Southall Wilson relating to Edgar Allan Poe.Correspondence, 1922-61, with Poe students \u0026amp; scholars, Wilson's articles \u0026amp; addresses and papers prepared by his students, on Poe; incl. letters from Dayton Kohler, Thomas Ollivé Mabbott and Irita Bradford Van Doren. Also miscellaneous clippings, notes \u0026amp; memoranda regarding study of Poe. 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Alphonso Smith re Poe's essay on \"Barnaby Rudge\"; and many notes on Poe bibliography.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMSS 2613-b Correspondence of James Southall Wilson.Material on University of Virginia participation in Universities Committee on Post War International Problems, 1943-1944.Virginia, University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Correspondence of James Southall Wilson, 1937-1944\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMSS 2613-c Charge volume for the Bruce Library. Roll books of John Calvin Metcalf, 1 stenographic notebook.Virginia, University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Charge volume for the Bruce Library, 1939-1940, Accession #2613c, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMSS 2613-d Correspondence of Dean James Southall Wilson. 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Wilson regarding Edgar Allan Poe.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMSS 2613-f Correspondence and papers of Deans Frank Arthur Geldard, Lewis Machen Hammond and James Southall Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMSS 3500 University of Virginia materials of James Southall Wilson.Folders containing papers of the Research Committee, Post-war College Committee, Development Fund, and Honors work in Philosophy.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMSS 2951 James Branch Cabell letter to James Southall Wilson concerning a review of Let me lie by Dan S. Norton in the New York Times and regarding disposition of Cabell's papers and manuscripts. A copy of Norton's review is enclosed.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMSS 5060-n Ellen Glasgow letter to James Southall Wilson. Glasgow comments on her role in the publication of \"On Ellen Glasgow\" by Maverick Press. There is also one of Glasgow's Christmas cards which features a drawing her dogs Jeremy and Billy; the card is signed \"Miss Ellen Glasgow\" and dated 1928 but does not contain a message.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMSS 6882-a Harry Clemons letter to James Southall Wilson concerning Wilson taking position as librarian of the Univ. of Va., and finding a house in Charlottesville, Va.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMSS 38-135-j Laura Ingram letter to James Southall Wilson regarding the sale of John Henry Ingram's library and her fear that his copies of \"The Southern Literary Messenger\" and some portraits were lost at that time. She is sending Ingram's copies of the 1880 and 1884 editions of his work on Poe, and two letters of Valentine's.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMSS 12708, -a James Southall Wilson papers.The collection contains 11 letters and Christmas cards from James Southall Wilson to Thomas H. 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Anderson, Ellen Glasgow, Julia Peterkin, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, James Stephens, Stark Young, Willa Cather as a Virginian, and Joyce's \"Ulysses\" which he finds \"tiresome.\" In addition, the collection contains the correspondence of James Southall Wilson and John Calvin Metcalf with contributors to \"The enchanted years: a book of contemporary verse, dedicated by poets of Great Britain and America to the University of Virginia on the occasion of its one-hundredth anniversary.\" Correspondents include Margaret Emerson Bailey, Emily Tapscott Clark Balch, Maristan Chapman, John Vance Cheney, George Herbert Clarke, Sarah Norcliffe Cleghorn, William Edward Dodd, Paul Green, Archibald Henderson, Dorothy Heyward, DuBose Heyward, Gerald White Johnson, Alfred Kreymborg, David Herbert Lawrence, Agnes Lee, William Ellery Leonard, Winifred M. Letts, Nicholas Vachel Lindsay, Percy MacKaye, Edwin Markham, Angela Morgan, Grace Fallow Norton, Norreys Jephson O'Conor, Julia Mood Peterkin, Josephine Pinckney, John Crowe Ransom, Cale Young Rice, Edward Arlington Robinson, Marie Scherr, Clinton Scollard, James Still, Caroline Gordon Tate, Amélie Rives Troubetzkoy, and Irita Van Doren.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMSS 12708-b Miscellaneous papers of James Southall Wilson. The collection contains some miscellaneous correspondence on academic matters; draft copies, with answers, of English literature exams; two student papers \"Women characters in Mallory's Morte D'Arthur\" by M. H. Barnes and \"Arthur Hugh Clough\" by John T. Cheney; and an article in the Saturday Evening Post, 1967 December 16 that mentions Frank Geldard. 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(Included are letters of Ellen Glasgow)","MSS 6453-c Phi Beta Kappa elections.","MSS 6453-d The papers of James Southall Wilson include photographs, letters and copies of architectural drawings and lectures. Of interest are a letter, 19 Sep 1962, from John Cook Wyllie to J. Albert Robbins stating that \"Confessions of a victim\" was not written by Edgar Allan Poe and a letter, 3 Dec 1962, to Arthur Kyle Davis from Christopher Short mentioning Short's novels \"The big cat\" and \"Dark lantern.\" In a series of letters, 1929, Lewis Chase writes to Wilson re Thomas Holley Chivers. In a letter, 21 May 1920, A.G. Pollock writes to Wilson asking his support for the nomination of W. G. McAdoo at the Democratic Convention in San Francisco.","MSS 6453-e The collection contains a letter from Hervey Allen to Wilson, 1930 May 31, inviting him to a writers conference at Yaddo.The collection also contains four letters to Wilson and Stringfellow Barr from Thomas Wolfe, 1931 September 4, October 23, 1932 February 24, March 27, regarding Yaddo and the Southern writers conference held at the University of Virginia, and mentioning his writing, current activities, James Boyd and DuBose Heyward.","MSS 6453-f Papers of James Southall Wilson. The majority of the papers relate to the personal and profesional life of Wilson. Subjects include the literary work of Wilson, literature, life at the University of Virginia, \"The Virginia Quarterly Review, \" the Bread Loaf School of English, and various trips abroad. In addition to family members his correspondents include Edwin A. Alderman, Emily Clark Balch, Stringfellow Barr, Clifton Waller Barrett, Rexmond Cochrane, Colgate Darden, Walter Pritchard Eaton, Armistead C. Gordon, Julian Green, Atcheson Hench, Charlotte Kohler, H. L. Mencken, John C. Metcalf, Dumas Malone, John L. Newcomb, Allen Tate, and Carl Van Doren.","MSS 6453-g Papers of James Southall Wilson.The majority of the papers relate to the personal and profesional life of Wilson. Subjects include the literary work of Wilson, literature, life at the University of Virginia, \"The Virginia Quarterly Review, \" the Bread Loaf School of English, and various trips abroad. In addition to family members his correspondents include Edwin A. Alderman, Emily Clark Balch, Stringfellow Barr, Clifton Waller Barrett, Rexmond Cochrane, Colgate Darden, Walter Pritchard Eaton, Armistead C. Gordon, Julian Green, Atcheson Hench, Charlotte Kohler, H. L. Mencken, John C. Metcalf, Dumas Malone, John L. Newcomb, Allen Tate, and Carl Van Doren.The collection also contains letters written by the ancestors of Wilson's wife Julia Tyler Wilson, and of her father Lyon Gardiner Tyler, president of the College of William and Mary. This early correspondence includes letters written by Thomas W. Gilmer. Frances Bland Tucker, Henry St. George Tucker, St. George Tucker, and Julia Gardiner Tyler.","MSS 6453-h Guest book of Julia and James Wilson. The guest book contains quotations entered by several well known writers who visited the Wilsons including Carl Sandburg, Mary Sinton Leitch, DuBose Heyward, Robert Frost, and \"A.E.\" (George William Russell).Among the additional authors, friends and family members who signed the book or left quotations are Margaret Emerson Bailey, Kate Langley Bosher, George Preston Coleman, W.E. Dold, Thomas FitzHugh, Lawrence Lee, Jean West Maury, Magruder Morgan Maury, Margaret Prescott Montague, Julester Shrady Post, Henry St. George Tucker, and Louise Collier Willcox.There are also bars of music by Alfred Swan and Francis H. Abbot, a sketch of Pavilion V, University of Virginia, by Fiske Kimball, and Marie Kimball's \"mark.\"","MSS 6453-i Edgar Allan Poe research notes","MSS 6453-j Letter to James Southall Wilson from John Archer Wilson.","MSS 7838,-a Papers of James Southall Wilson relating to Edgar Allan Poe.Correspondence, 1922-61, with Poe students \u0026 scholars, Wilson's articles \u0026 addresses and papers prepared by his students, on Poe; incl. letters from Dayton Kohler, Thomas Ollivé Mabbott and Irita Bradford Van Doren. Also miscellaneous clippings, notes \u0026 memoranda regarding study of Poe. Correspondence, 1809-89, of Poe, John Henry Ingram, Sarah Helen Whitman, etc. [transcripts]. ","MSS 7838-b Papers related to Wilson's collection of Edgar Allan Poe.The collection contains three letters discussing articles about Poe; ten reprints of articles about Poe; three research notes about Poe; and three magazine copies of portraits of him, one a copy of the 1833 Rembrandt Peale portrait and two of daguerreotypes.","MSS 7838-c Papers pertaining to Edgar Allan Poe. The collection contains a letter from James A. Harrison to Harry Rogers Pratt concerning Harrison's \"The life and letters of Edgar Allan Poe\"; an annotated advertisement for John H. Ingram's \"The works of Edgar Allan Poe\"; a letter to the editor from C. Alphonso Smith re Poe's essay on \"Barnaby Rudge\"; and many notes on Poe bibliography.","MSS 2613-b Correspondence of James Southall Wilson.Material on University of Virginia participation in Universities Committee on Post War International Problems, 1943-1944.Virginia, University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Correspondence of James Southall Wilson, 1937-1944","MSS 2613-c Charge volume for the Bruce Library. Roll books of John Calvin Metcalf, 1 stenographic notebook.Virginia, University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Charge volume for the Bruce Library, 1939-1940, Accession #2613c, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.","MSS 2613-d Correspondence of Dean James Southall Wilson. Virginia, University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Correspondence of Dean James Southall Wilson","MSS 2613-e Manuscripts from its files (Graduate School, English Department) Including general correspondence, and that regarding the Department of English, fellowships, the Association of American Universities, the Conference of Deans of Southern Graduate Schools, and the Princeton and William and Mary curriculums. Also some of James Southall Wilson's correspondence with John Ward Ostram and Edmund S. Wilson regarding Edgar Allan Poe.","MSS 2613-f Correspondence and papers of Deans Frank Arthur Geldard, Lewis Machen Hammond and James Southall Wilson.","MSS 3500 University of Virginia materials of James Southall Wilson.Folders containing papers of the Research Committee, Post-war College Committee, Development Fund, and Honors work in Philosophy.","MSS 2951 James Branch Cabell letter to James Southall Wilson concerning a review of Let me lie by Dan S. Norton in the New York Times and regarding disposition of Cabell's papers and manuscripts. A copy of Norton's review is enclosed.","MSS 5060-n Ellen Glasgow letter to James Southall Wilson. Glasgow comments on her role in the publication of \"On Ellen Glasgow\" by Maverick Press. There is also one of Glasgow's Christmas cards which features a drawing her dogs Jeremy and Billy; the card is signed \"Miss Ellen Glasgow\" and dated 1928 but does not contain a message.","MSS 6882-a Harry Clemons letter to James Southall Wilson concerning Wilson taking position as librarian of the Univ. of Va., and finding a house in Charlottesville, Va.","MSS 38-135-j Laura Ingram letter to James Southall Wilson regarding the sale of John Henry Ingram's library and her fear that his copies of \"The Southern Literary Messenger\" and some portraits were lost at that time. She is sending Ingram's copies of the 1880 and 1884 editions of his work on Poe, and two letters of Valentine's.","MSS 12708, -a James Southall Wilson papers.The collection contains 11 letters and Christmas cards from James Southall Wilson to Thomas H. Foster together with two photographs of Wilson taken at Breadloaf in 1928 and two letters to Foster from Blair Rouse with a reply.","Wilson comments, sometimes with disapproval, on various subjects including summers at Breadloaf, the Virginia Quarterly Review, presidential elections of 1928 and 1932, Henry W. Anderson, Ellen Glasgow, Julia Peterkin, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, James Stephens, Stark Young, Willa Cather as a Virginian, and Joyce's \"Ulysses\" which he finds \"tiresome.\" In addition, the collection contains the correspondence of James Southall Wilson and John Calvin Metcalf with contributors to \"The enchanted years: a book of contemporary verse, dedicated by poets of Great Britain and America to the University of Virginia on the occasion of its one-hundredth anniversary.\" Correspondents include Margaret Emerson Bailey, Emily Tapscott Clark Balch, Maristan Chapman, John Vance Cheney, George Herbert Clarke, Sarah Norcliffe Cleghorn, William Edward Dodd, Paul Green, Archibald Henderson, Dorothy Heyward, DuBose Heyward, Gerald White Johnson, Alfred Kreymborg, David Herbert Lawrence, Agnes Lee, William Ellery Leonard, Winifred M. Letts, Nicholas Vachel Lindsay, Percy MacKaye, Edwin Markham, Angela Morgan, Grace Fallow Norton, Norreys Jephson O'Conor, Julia Mood Peterkin, Josephine Pinckney, John Crowe Ransom, Cale Young Rice, Edward Arlington Robinson, Marie Scherr, Clinton Scollard, James Still, Caroline Gordon Tate, Amélie Rives Troubetzkoy, and Irita Van Doren.","MSS 12708-b Miscellaneous papers of James Southall Wilson. The collection contains some miscellaneous correspondence on academic matters; draft copies, with answers, of English literature exams; two student papers \"Women characters in Mallory's Morte D'Arthur\" by M. H. Barnes and \"Arthur Hugh Clough\" by John T. Cheney; and an article in the Saturday Evening Post, 1967 December 16 that mentions Frank Geldard. Also present is a letter from James Southall Wilson to Arthur Kyle Davis, 1951 June 21, thanking Davis for the dinner and his part in compiling the \"Studies in Honor of James Southall Wilson.\"","MSS 12708-c Papers regarding James Southall Wilson. 1950 July 18. Letter from Thomas E. Cotner, Specialist, American Republics Section, Division of International Educational Relations forwarding a copy of a letter received from Alfredo Sanchez Bella, Director of the Instituto de Cultura Hispanica. The letters are in reference to a proposed student exchange program between the University and the Instituto de Cultura Hispánica in Madrid, Spain.","1950 November. Letter to friends of Dean Wilson asking for their support of a volume of essays and studies contributed by his former doctoral students and members of the English department to be given to Wilson at the time of his future retirement in the spring of 1951.","1952 May 17. 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Jones was a physician and statesman who goes into detail about the \"febrile attacks\" (seizures) his wife (Catherine) recently experienced and describes at length her condition. He wrote, \"I believe I have the best medical aid our part of the Country affords on which I look for Divine Blessing with some comfort.\" The second letter is dated May 12, 1848 and written to Rev. William and Jane White by Catherine Jones of Mountain Hall who describes the last days of her husband, James Jones, before his passing in April. She thanks Rev. White for remembering her husband during his sermon. She ends the letter by giving information about her husband's early life. The final letter is dated August 26, 1848 and written to Rev. William White by Catherine Jones of Mountain Hall. It acknowledges his move from Charlottesville for a new job [as minister of Lexington Presbyterian Church]. She wrote, \"I fear that the mountains will be a barrier\" between his family and her. She mentions James (her son) and describes him as a \"link (among others) in the chain of my comforts that has been broken off.\" ","The collection also includes a few letters. One was written in March 1848 by Jane to her father, George Watt, with a letter written by William White to him on the back of Jane's. Jane shares that her oldest son (James) has accepted Christ into this life a year after his brother George. She goes into detail describing the kind of person James is. William also shares his excitement over seeing his sons sitting at the \"table of the Lord.\" Another letter was written to Jane by her son, Hugh, while he was studying at the Union Theological Seminary in April 1861. The letter outlines his thoughts about the war founded in his religious beliefs. He informs his mother that he is mustering in the Hampden-Sydney company although he hasn't joined it, saying he prefers to join a company at Washington College. There are two letters written by Jane to her son Tommie. One was written at the start of his military service during the Civil War. The first letter acknowledges that he is her youngest child and she says, \"O! how it rends my heart to give you up, especially as you are not a Christian.\" The second letter was written after the death of his brother Hugh in 1862. Both letters are undated. Both letters plead with him to come to Christ. The last letter in the collection was written by Margaret Junkin Preston to Jane on September 1862 offering her condolences on the loss of son Hugh.","Jane's diary spans from 1855-1875 though is not comprehensive. As evidenced by her writing, she was a devout Christian. The subjects of her diary include religion, her children, their spouses, her grandchildren, the Civil War (including her thoughts about the North, her sons, Liberty Hall Volunteers), illness (such as typhoid fever, scarlet fever,  diptheria), and death (family and friends). Of particular note is her inclusion of the death of an enslaved boy named John Daniel in her diary. She mentions his death in her July 29, 1856 entry writing, \"The death of a little servant boy saddened us much. His illness was long, and severe, but his death was comforting.\" Jane wrote out the conversation she had with John Daniel as he was on his death bed, which was rooted in religion. She documented that he suffered from fever, a violent pain in his head, and partial paralysis. He was eleven years old.","Rev. William S. White wrote a letter to his father-in-law on the back of his wife's letter to her father.","includes transcription","includes her conversation with John Daniel on his death bed","The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law.  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William and Jane White by Catherine Jones of Mountain Hall who describes the last days of her husband, James Jones, before his passing in April. She thanks Rev. White for remembering her husband during his sermon. She ends the letter by giving information about her husband's early life. The final letter is dated August 26, 1848 and written to Rev. William White by Catherine Jones of Mountain Hall. It acknowledges his move from Charlottesville for a new job [as minister of Lexington Presbyterian Church]. She wrote, \"I fear that the mountains will be a barrier\" between his family and her. She mentions James (her son) and describes him as a \"link (among others) in the chain of my comforts that has been broken off.\" ","The collection also includes a few letters. One was written in March 1848 by Jane to her father, George Watt, with a letter written by William White to him on the back of Jane's. Jane shares that her oldest son (James) has accepted Christ into this life a year after his brother George. She goes into detail describing the kind of person James is. William also shares his excitement over seeing his sons sitting at the \"table of the Lord.\" Another letter was written to Jane by her son, Hugh, while he was studying at the Union Theological Seminary in April 1861. The letter outlines his thoughts about the war founded in his religious beliefs. He informs his mother that he is mustering in the Hampden-Sydney company although he hasn't joined it, saying he prefers to join a company at Washington College. There are two letters written by Jane to her son Tommie. One was written at the start of his military service during the Civil War. The first letter acknowledges that he is her youngest child and she says, \"O! how it rends my heart to give you up, especially as you are not a Christian.\" The second letter was written after the death of his brother Hugh in 1862. 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It acknowledges his move from Charlottesville for a new job [as minister of Lexington Presbyterian Church]. She wrote, \"I fear that the mountains will be a barrier\" between his family and her. She mentions James (her son) and describes him as a \"link (among others) in the chain of my comforts that has been broken off.\" \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe collection also includes a few letters. One was written in March 1848 by Jane to her father, George Watt, with a letter written by William White to him on the back of Jane's. Jane shares that her oldest son (James) has accepted Christ into this life a year after his brother George. She goes into detail describing the kind of person James is. William also shares his excitement over seeing his sons sitting at the \"table of the Lord.\" Another letter was written to Jane by her son, Hugh, while he was studying at the Union Theological Seminary in April 1861. 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Roller papers","New Market Cadets","Virginia Military Institute—Civil War, 1861-1865","Virginia Military Institute—Cadet debating societies","Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1863","Confederate States of America. Army—Corps of Engineers","Virginia—History—Civil War, 1861-1865","United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865","Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1860-1869","United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Personal narratives—Confederate","Correspondence","Dispatches","Scrapbooks","Telegrams","Speeches, Addresses, etc.","Photographs","There are no restrictions.","A portion of the John E. Roller personal papers are avaliable \n online .","Letter regards a meeting.","John Edwin Roller was born in Rockingham County, Virginia on October 5, 1844 to Peter Samuel Roller and Frances Allebach. In the summer of 1861, although underage for service, he briefly served with Company I of the First Virginia Cavalry, Confederate States of America. On December 31, 1861, Roller entered VMI as a second classman and graduated in July 1863. He subsequently taught mathematics at VMI for a few months, and then was appointed as a 2nd Lieutenant, Company G, 2nd Confederate States Engineers in October 1863. He served as an engineer officer in the Army of Northern Virginia until the end of the Civil War, and was paroled at Appomattox, Virginia.","After the War, Roller he studied law at the University of Virginia and practiced law in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He also served in the Virginia State Legislature and was a Brigadier General in the state militia. Roller was widely known in the Harrisonburg community as \"General Roller.\" He died in Harrisonburg on August 10, 1918.","No. 28 V.M.I. Jan 24th 1862","Dear Parents, \nAs I could not finish on a half sheet I concluded I would commence on this as I had several things to write about yet. You enquired in your last about bedding. I have obtained a mattress and have plenty of cover. I put two of my blankets in my trunk in the arsenal because I did not need them. Only one trunk is allowed to a room and I had to send mine to the arsenal. I wish you had the big one at home, for I have not a thing in it. We are not allowed to go to town only on Saturday, when I will see about those slippers, though I think I can do without them very well. I wish I had kept a pair of citizens pants here as I could save my cadet pants very much by wearing them. But it is not worth while to try to send them to me now.","I will try and make out with what I have now. Tell John Carpenter I still think of his promise. I wonder if George would not like to come here, there are several fellows here from the 1st regiment, who got off to come here and if George will come, I will try and get him an appointment. I should like it very much to have him here with me.","You want to know what arrangements they have that cadets are not allowed to come home in two years, I will try and send you a catalogue, so that you may see how it is. I have to study very hard but I like the place better every day. I made a \"perfect\" today. Remember me to Cousin A.B. and all my friends. I hope he will succeed well with his school. R.A. Crawford says I must remember him to A.B. and ask him if he received his \"Phonography.\" I wish you'd send me the Register every week. I do not get to see a paper here hardly and the Register would seem so familiar to me. If you see something really good in the Dispatch, I wish you would send that sometimes too. I wish you would send some soap, whenever you send me that studying gown. A piece or two of that old \"homemade\" would save some little money for soap is high here. But I must close this letter, as the mail box will soon be shut. Excuse it if you please, for it is badly connected, but that could not be helped for I had to write it whenever I had the chance. Write soon to me and give me the news. Much love to all and a kiss for \"brother.\"","Your affectionate son, J.E. Roller","I can't think of any name for brother yet. Tell me in your next what you think of calling him. I [seem] to have forgotten to mention to you that that it is rumored that the Cadets will be invited to Richmond the 22nd of Feb. to see Jeff Davis inaugurated, but it is not generally believed. I wish they would for it will be a grand sight and a great honor to witness the inauguration of what will be one of the greatest powers in the world. \nJ.E.Roller","Staunton, Va. \nStaunton Aug. 25th 1862","My Dear Son \nYour letter to your ma was duly received. In reply to your inquiry about negroes for Genl. Smith, I know of none that can be hired or none that could be bought at this time. If I should hear of any I will write again. Had I known it a week earlier I think I could have gotten several men for him belonging to a party in Loudoun County.","I have not been to Harrisonburg since you wrote about the goods for Pantaloons, and as the season is so far advanced and as you have a prospect of getting other clothing for winter I have concluded not to buy it unless you think you shall need it.","The Mt. Crawford company has been exchanged and I understand that Mr. Blackford has succeeded in getting quite a number of them to join his company. If you have a desire to join his company as first Lieutenant perhaps it would be the best thing you could do. I think it will be best for you to consult Genl. Smith about it. He knows best what your chances would be for a situation after [you graduate]. If you have to enter the service [missing word] it would be better to go into it [now] and get hardened to the service before the cold weather sets in. However, if Genl. Smith thinks you had better stay until you graduate, I shall say to Mr. Blackford as soon as I see him, I will say to him if he will have you appointed that you shall have the privilege of accepting it. I will write again as soon as I see him and let you know what the prospects are of you getting an appointment. George Carpenter could not get out of the army he being a conscript and no provisions being made by Congress for young men wishing to go to the Military Institution. I am though with the Dam and have the Mill running again. \nYours in haste, P.S. Roller","V.M. Institute \nMarch 18th 1863","The following is a true statement of the facts with regard to my tour of O.D. on the 16th inst. and in connection with the removal of reports from the Commandant's office. I marched on O.D. at the usual time on Monday morning, and from that time until the recreation drum at 4 PM, I was either in Mr. Grigg's room, the Commandant's office, or in front of the Barracks (several hours spent either in section room, Mess Hall, or my own room), with the exceptions of the following times, viz.-- from 8-9 in Col. Williamson's section room, from 10-11 in Col. Preston's, from 12 to 1 in Col. Gilham's, and from 1-2 spent partly in Mess Hall and partly in room. I attended all C.P.s and looked up absentees and went in the Commandant's office frequently during the day","Sometime in the morning, I cannot state positively the precise time, though I think between 9 and 10 o'clock AM, upon entering the Commandant's office, I saw one of the fatigue sentinels standing at the desk, with a key in the keyhole. I did not see him have the desk open, nor did I see him have any reports. I remarked to him, \"What are you doing? Do you not know that you are responsible for those reports.\" He replied that he was not stealing reports, but that he just wanted to see if his key would fit the lock. I said nothing more, but turned around immediately and went out.","From 4 o'clock until E.P., I was in my room and went from there to Supper in the Mess Hall, after which I returned to my room (where I remained) until the Study Drum was beaten, when I went down to Mr. Grigg's room and remained there until 11 o'clock. And after spending 10 or 15 minutes in quieting noise, receiving reports of inspectors, seeing the sentinels challenge properly, I went to my room and retired for the night.","I arose about 5 minutes to 7 o' clock and left my room about 15 minutes after and proceeded to Mr. Beckham's room to see some Engineering plates which he had, and from there went to Mess Hall to breakfast, being just in time to meet the corps as it was leaving the Hall. After B. I marched of O.D. and on enquiring of Mr. Shaw for the Guard Book was told that Major Ship had it and also that the reports had been removed, which was the first intimation I had rec'd of the fact. I know not even the slightest circumstance upon which to ground even a suspicion, except the above circumstance, but in justice I feel bound to say, that I could not give any positive evidence that the desk had been opened by him or whether his key fit the lock, and can conscientiously express the belief that he was not the one who removed the reports after E.P., or before E.P. \u0026 [?]. Hoping the\nabove may [prove] \u0026.","J.E. Roller","I forgot to mention that about ten o'clock, seeing the Orderlies Delinquencies laying outside the desk, and knowing that I was responsible for them, I got Mr. Grigg's key and placed them in the desk. Mr. Shaw and two of sentinels were present at the time. I am unable to say how the books came there, and according to the best of my recollection. I saw them there after I saw Mr. Turner at the desk. I do not pretend to say that he placed them there, or that there were left there by the Com't. I merely make the statement and leave the inferences to be drawn.","Richmond, Va. \nNov. 8th/63","Dear Roller, \nAllow me to congratulate you upon your success in obtaining a commission. I want to follow your example. A commission is something I have been seeking, ever since we graduated, but all my efforts are unavailing. Will you inform me by what \"slight of hand\" you were so successful. Let me know all the minutiae, the letters you had \u0026 from whom \u0026 to whom they were addressed \u0026\nthe political or rather military friends you employed. Present my kindest regards to Prince, with many wishes for your success \u0026 the hope you may do honor to my class (which you can do)","I am Truly Yr. Friend \u0026 classmate \nW.W. Flannagan \nBox 610","\"V.M.I\" Jan. 6th '64","Dear Roller, \nYour letter was a pleasant surprise. I did not expect it for some time to come, it was received however too late for me to reply by Thursday's mail, the mail is now always a day too late.","Well sir, I enter upon the deep and stormy waters of the Rubicon on tomorrow. I have labored up to this time as diligently as I could, but I never was now fearful of shipwreck before. I leave the result to fate, wherever she casts my lot, I will have to remain satisfied. I will write you the result however immediately it is known, if I should be thrown I will see you a short time after.","Many thanks to you for your kind invitation to visit you as well as the ladies, it would afford me great pleasure, and if possible, I will accept it. Pizzini and myself are just enjoying the contents of two boxes, which \"that confounded packet\" has at last brought to hand, we wish so much that you were here to share it with us. Prince was out frolicking last night until 12 o'clock, so that I could not attend to your messages. This morning I gave him the letter and told him that I intended writing to you and would send any message he might desire, but he said nothing at all. I have delivered your message to Blum and Perkinson. Beckham left last Saturday for Staunton and carried your trunk with him as you directed, I suppose you have received it by this. Smith F. has not written the letter to his brother yet, as soon as he does, I will forward to you if he does not do so himself. I have heard nothing of Crawford since you left. Dick Chaffin was severely wounded in the recent fight near Covington, 'tis thought his leg will have to be amputated. I wish I could have received your letter in time to reply by Thursday's mail as I know you will expect an answer then. I have attended to your little affairs, no trouble I can assure you. If you have other business in this section, let me hear and I will also attend to that. Overton as well as all the occupants of No. 23 send their kindest regards. You will hear from me again by Monday or Tuesday next.","Your sincere friend \nLawrence Royster","V.M.I. Jan. 9th 1864","My dear Roller, \nThe Rubicon I think is crossed though I did not pass as good an examination as I desired, and have had the misfortune to be thrown in the third section, which is terrible, as you know that section is almost always deficient, though I am through yet I am disheartened at the idea of being that low. I stand only 37, which you know is very low, twenty-six were found deficient. I should like very much to join you and go to Charleston, but you know getting through is better than any thing else. If I should not stand a very good chance as June approaches, I shall resign and join you wherever you at all hazards. The idea of going into the last section has made me feel almost as badly as a deficiency, I can assure you. I hope that you will continue to write me after you leave for the army. I will take great pleasure in replying to you whenever it is in my power. I shall always be happy to hear from you. Sally Crawford has arrived. Pizzini passed a very good examination, made 3 on subject, was not questioned. The thought of being in that deficient section and thrown in June, takes away all the pleasure of getting through. I must close. Let me hear from you.","Your sincere friend \nLawrence Royster","V.M.Institute \nMonday Feb. 22nd 1864","My dear Roller, \nThis is the first holyday that has not found me on fatigue guard for some time past so I will take advantage of it by replying to your letter which was received on yesterday morning. The last account I had of you was that you were in Richmond, applying for an office in the Ordnance Department. I am glad to hear that you are busily engaged in your new department. Allow me to thank you most kindly for your wishes for my success here as well as the desire you expressed of having me with you in your new home. Your letter inspired me with an ardent desire to join you. Since you left I have been several times on the eve of resigning and going to Charleston. I was fortunate enough in January to pass an examination, while many others were thrown and had to resign or be sent home. But at the same time I was so unfortunate as to be thrown into the third section. Since then I have labored with unceasing fidelity, but it seems the harder I work, the worse marks I make. I thought Analytical Geometry was hard enough, but Description certainly surpasses it by far, on that subject I am totally in the dark. My low mark and imperfect recitation have discouraged me so much that I have lost all taste for study. I wrote home for advise on resigning, but they wrote back earnestly entreating me to remain until July. However I have no idea that I will take that advice, I may leave at any time. I may leave am\nexceedingly anxious to be with you, and I now promise, if I leave at any time, will join you. It is a struggle between life and death with me now, if I leave, I give up all hope of ever obtaining an education, and seeing you do so well, inspires me with new desire of finishing my education at the \"V.M.I.\" At the same time I am anxious to be with you. If I enter the service at all I shall not even think of applying for an office of any kind, I expect to be a private wherever I go. At the same time accept my most sincere thanks for your kindness in offering me the office of O.S. if you could get it and I would accept it. I would accept it with great pleasure. I\nsometimes give up all hope of passing, and then again think of remaining and taking my chances in June, so I do not know what to be at. I shall consult Spex in a day or two and will be guided very much by what he says; though very little confidence can be put in anything that he says on such a subject as that, I do not suppose he would tell me even what he thought, however I shall try him.","Prince left here about one month ago, I heard since then that he was a Sergeant in the Engineers Corps, you seem to be the only successful one in your class. Grigg I hear is walking around loose in Petersburg. I am sure no one at the \"V.M.I.\" was glad at your leaving, indeed I heard some express their regret at it. Your old room is vacant. Sally Crawford and Lieut. Steptoe (new Sub) occupy No. 20 together, the former remains very quiet, is swelling on his bars and escorting the ladies home from church, etc. I do not know his qualifications as professor. The occupants of 23 all send their kindest regards. Pat Shafer has just come from the Hospital where he had been confined for several weeks with a severe attack of pneumonia, we thought at one time that he intended leaving us. Blum has been reinstated, but Spex refused to let him go on with the 2nd Class, so he has resigned, he\nsays he will accept a Sergeancy if you will give it to him. Capt. Whitwell\nhas recently returned from furlough accompanied by his lady, they are boarding at the Lexington Hotel. Miss Logan and Mr. Davidson were recently married also, the former I expect you know, a refugee from Winchester. What do you think of the recent law of Congress in regard to the Currency, taxes, etc? I am extremely glad that it will reduce the price of goods. The Steamer which has been as long on the way from Europe has recently arrived, but was destroyed for the goods falling into yankee hands, there were on board all the goods which we needed, the finest english gray cloth, etc. but unfortunately all were lost so I have given up on the idea of wearing a fine suit again.","Spex is still shipping indiscriminately, sometimes twelve or fifteen daily, rats are also reporting in numbers.","Patsy says he will accept an Orderly Sergeant's place if you will give it him, but he adds \"if he can do no better.\" Ross desires his kindest regards to you. I must close, though it is the 22nd, my time is limited. If I do leave, which I confidently expect to do, will write you immediately. I am anxious to be with you. I hope you will write me as often as possible, your letters will always be agreeable.","I am, as ever, \nYour Sincere friend \nLawrence Royster","Va. Mil. Institute \nApril 10th 1864","Dear Roller, \nYour last letter was received several days since and wishing to keep up a more regular correspondence between us, I answer your letter at the first opportunity and hope you will not delay writing a reply to this as long as you did my previous one, although your excuse for doing so was a good as well as a sufficient one. No news worthy of notice has taken place since last writing to you, but the old V.M.I still keeps up her notoriety for rumors and there are a thousand and one afloat about going on marches etc., which I would not like to enumerate, and were I so disposed, I think time and paper would fail me before I accomplished that end. But there is one which if true will wreck all the hopes I have been sustaining for the last six months and before which the pleasure of a long vacation will go \"glimmering like all things that were\": it is that no furloughs will be granted this summer and that our usual vacation of two months will either be spent in Gen. Lee's or Gen. Imboden's camp. This rumor is said to have good foundation, for those who were most interested were watching her with an eagle's eye and after having poised herself above the V.M.I. for some time during which many feathers were plucked from her wing, she was seen to direct her course toward Col. Preston's where she rested from his labors. There was another last week that we were going on a march and this one came from the direction of Gen. Smith's and with such force against barracks that some of her feathers are still visible on the stoops. Numerous others are afloat but as I said before to enumerate them would take more time than I have at my disposal.","With regard to your inquiry about Prince, I have not heard from him since he left nor have I seen any one who has; but I reckon he is having a good time wherever he is as he always takes things easy. Crawford resigned a few weeks since and has again entered the army as a private; Col. John Ross has been appointed to fill his vacancy. Old Max studies as hard as ever and talks\nas much about being found [deficient], but I believe they would put him through even if he were deficient on account of his good conduct. He received a letter from you a few days since and says he will answer it soon. I am very glad you like my uncle as I expected you would. I think you estimate his services too highly when you say that he deserves more of the credit for the defense of Charleston tho' he has done a great deal towards it. I hardly ever hear from him except though you and therefore your letters\nare doubly acceptable. Give my best to him when you next see him. With best wishes for your future prosperity I remain,","Yours truly, A.W. Overton","\"V.M.I.\" April 21st 1864","My Dear Roller, \nYour kind and interesting letter should have had a more speedy reply, but as the examination approaches, I am more and more busy every day. The Class has lost a great deal of time and consequently will not have so much to review in. We are now in the field surveying, have not yet finished Shades and Shadows. The weather has been during the past month colder than I have felt\nfor eight years even in the depth of winter. The mountains in sight are still covered with snow, and today is the only mild and clear day that we have had for over one month, and notwithstanding this we have not had fire since Christmas, and during the deep snows we had suspension of all duties for several days at a time. The cold was so severe that it was impossible to study, a great many went to bed in order to keep warm. This together with Col. Massie's sickness has thrown the 3rd class back very much, so now the hard work comes.","Since you left quite a change has taken place in the Faculty. Lt. Col. Ross has been appointed assistant Prof. Math 4th Class in your place; Sal Crawford received a commission in his old regiment and resigned about a month ago. Dr. Ross is Asst. prof French as well as Asst. Surgeon.","Spex is still very fond of his \"reviews and parades.\" Not long since Gen. Rosser's Cavalry Brigade came through here and encamped about ten or twelve miles beyond Lexington, by Spex's invitation he reviewed the Corps and inspected the barracks. Several days afterwards, he presented the Corps with a flag captured in battle from 164th New York Regiment as a trophy; the\npresentation speech was very fine indeed, it took place under guard tree before a very large crowd. Scott Shipp received it and replied; his was also very good but he was very much excited though, however it was his first speech in public. After the ceremony was over the Cavalry made a charge in field in front of barracks to give us an idea of it. But the idea, Roller, of the Corps of Cadets receiving a trophy taken by our troops in the field from the yankees; it looked like saying, \"Well, you are too weak and afraid to do any thing of this yourselves, so we will make you a present of one,\" I feel that it is a disgrace to the Corps. The speaker alluded in such a touching manner to the precious blood which was spilt in taking it, and of the Col. falling in the charge. That night he invited the officers of the Institute and the 1st Class to attend a party at the house where he was staying, but as all could not attend, Spex allowed only the four Captains and Adjt. to go. Several days afterwards he invited Spex to review his\nbrigade, and the officers and 1st Class again to dine with him, which as many as could conveniently do so, very readily accepted of.","I should like very much to enjoy those nice vegetables and fish you were speaking of, it certainly would be a great treat, especially when everything is so high and scarce, we are nearer starving here than ever before, a piece of beef frequently comes on the table for nine men which candidly speaking I could easily cover with one hand. If the school cannot be maintained on a better scale, I think they had as well close it. It is rumored and I partly believe it that instead of giving the Corps furlough next summer,\nwe are to be sent in a body to Gen. Lee's army. We have not had a march since December last, which I think I gave you an account of. Err this reaches you I imagine you will have received some news from the two grand armies on the Potomac, we are of opinion that it will be the greatest of the war up to this time. May Heaven give us the victory! Many thanks to you for your kind offer, it will be very acceptable. I will inform you immediately of the result of the examination after I know my fate, should I be unsuccessful will go directly from here to Charleston, so in your next letter write me what to equip myself with before leaving and what articles I can procure in Charleston as I do not want to carry more than is necessary.","There are now about fifty odd in the third class and I do not think Massie will pass more than twenty. I know he intends making a most \"awful rake.\" I must not neglect to tell you of the marriage of Miss Sanders (I suppose you remember her) to Capt. Contri an Italian on Gen. Morgan's staff. They say he is a very accomplished and gallant man, fought fourteen pitched battles in Europe, was in Crimean war etc., that is all I know however. They were here today. The Commandant's Office is now a reception room for all visitors, they are not allowed to come into barracks during study hours under any pretence whatever.","How are you progressing with the ladies now or do you visit them at all? As for myself, I have long since abandoned all thoughts of them, scarcely even look at them, you know how fatal they are. I have many things to write, but it is almost 11 o'clock PM and this is the last chance I will have to write for sometime to come. Finished my day's survey in[--] rather earlier today or would not have had this [missing word]. Write me as often as you can.","Your sincere friend, \nLawrence Royster","Sam Hopkins who was here last year, after being confined in some Yankee prison for several months returned home and died two days after.","Camp Stevens- Richmond \nMay 3, 1864","Dear Roller, \nYour esteemed favor did not reach me as soon as it would, had I not been absent on duty when it reached Camp. I hope you will pardon the delay on that account.","I must confess, I have been sadly disappointed in my calculations. When I resigned at the Institute, I was confident of a position in the Engineers. Alas! For the uncertainty of human expectations! I had thought very seriously of joining the Infantry, as a private, \u0026 but for the remonstrances of my parents, think I would have. There is little, well, I see none, chance of promotion in this service unless specially favored, which I have no right to expect. But I am not murmuring. I will be contented, if I only get through this struggle safe. It would afford you little interest, \u0026 cause me more mortification, to detail to you the many ways in which I have been\ndeceived. If I could only forget the many apparently bright prospects which have been offered me, I should feel at least condoled, but memory still sings out \"he, who tries to better a good condition, often renders it worse.\"","Your very kind offers in my behalf, I can assure you, are highly appreciated, \u0026 nothing would give me more pleasure than to be with you, I hope it may be so.","We are anxiously awaiting the result of the impending issue in Northern Virginia. I may say, in truth, never was so much anxiety manifested in any one battle. That we shall be victorious is my confident belief. We had some little excitement in this immediate locality last week, occasioned by the appearance of the enemy in some force at our positions [?] on the Pamunky. It turned out, however, to be a slight demonstration. Nothing else of special interest. Beckham \u0026 Boyd send their regards. Crawford has left the\nInstitute, he failed to get a detail. Write soon \u0026 let me know all.","Your sincere friend, \nJ.B. Prince","Grassy Dale Va., May 17th 1864","My Dear Son, \nIt has now been two weeks since we heard from you, but we suppose you have written but owing to the Raiders destroying the Rail Roads around Richmond we have no mail communication with the South. Since I wrote to you from Charlottesville we have had an exciting time in the Valley. I heard at Charlottesville that the Yankee Genl. Sigel was advancing up the Valley. When I returned to Staunton I found Genl. John C. Breckinridge at that point with two Brigade of Infantry and 12 pieces of Artillery. They left Staunton on Friday last and encamped at Mt. Crawford that night and left early the next morning and encamped that night at Lacy Springs and commenced their march next (Sunday) morning at one o'clock and halted a little below Tenth Legion and remained in that position until Gen. Breckinridge had news from the front.","To get you to understand the situation of things I will go back several days and give you a History of Gen. Imboden's doings. Gen. Imboden found out that the yankees were advancing in three columns, one up the Page, one up the Hardy \u0026 Pendleton Valley, and the main force up our valley. Gen. Imboden by forced marches fell upon the column (all Cavalry) near Moorefield very\nunexpectedly, routed them completely, and pursued them within 6 or 7 miles of Romney, in this time capturing all their train which he had to destroy, having no horses to bring out the wagon.","He then returned to the Valley traveling day \u0026 night, and only stopping long enough to graze his horses, and returned to the Valley in time to attack the column coming up the Page valley. Before Sigel's forces got up to New Market he attacked the column and utterly routed it, scattering it in the mountains and captured on Friday about 100 of them with about 200 fine cavalry horses. He attacked them on Friday night and on Saturday picked up the prisoners and would have gotten more but Sigel advanced and our forces had to fall back on this side of New Market, our men making a very stubborn resistance but was forced to fall back about 8 o'clock on Saturday night to a point 3 miles this side [of] New Market, the yankees having possession of the town during the night. This now gives you to understand the position of things and I will now commence where I left off with Gen. Breckinridge's troops.","Gen. Breckinridge advanced with his troops a little after day light and not wishing to be tedious he maneuvered his forces from one point to another until about 12 O'clock, when he attacked the enemy with his artillery. Having gotten the [heights] back of the town and after an artillery duel of perhaps one hour, the Cadets from Lexington with the 62 Regiment (Col. Smith's Regiment) charged one of the yank's Batteries. They captured it, but lost heavily, the cadets lost 5 killed and 39 wounded, some of them seriously, your friend Cary Watson Adjutant of the Battalion with Col. Shipp leading the Charge, they both came out safe except Col. Shipp had a slight scratch; Royster also came out unhurt. I give you a list of the killed. Cabell, W.H. McDowell, Crockett, C., Stanard, Jones H. It is said that Col. Gilham and Capt. Sims [Semmes] stayed in the rear where there was no danger.","It was at this time that Gen. Breckinridge commenced pressing the enemy at every point and although they had two to our one we drove them from the field capturing five pieces of their Artillery, 111 prisoners and leaving nearly all of their killed and wounded upon the field and in order to make good their retreat burned the bridge over the river. An Officer reports to me today that Sigel is retreating to Winchester in great haste, reporting that we have 30,000 men while we had not more than 4,000 in the fight, our\nreserve having never been brought into action. Gen. Breckinridge's forces are [returning?] up the Valley, whether they go to reinforce Gen. Lee or go to some other point. I went down the Valley with General Breckinridge having gone down with him at his request and was with him most of the time during the fight. I came home last night having left New Market about 1 o'clock\nyesterday. We have had and will continue to have heavy fighting in Virginia, but of the final result no one doubts but we will be successful. We have driven them and at least [repulsed?] them at every point. We are all well. Write soon and often.","Your father","Josie sends her love, so do all the rest. I hope when I write again to be able to give you the glorious news that we have driven the yanks from Virginia soil.","Richmond July 28 1864","My Dear Roller, \nYour letter sent by Overton was duly received and contents noted. I have inquired of the Express Company in regard to your trunk, they tell me that it will be safe to send the blankets in it. In regard to your jacket and vest, you merely told me to order them without saying how I was to send them or whether I was to pay for them. I have seen Doherty in regard to them and he can make them out of excellent cloth for $250 so they will be ready in a few days. I will wait until I hear from you before I ship any of the things, if you say so I can put both blankets \u0026 clothes in the trunk, let me hear immediately and I will attend to all with great pleasure. I should like very much to go over to see you, but cannot possibly do so, though I do not intend to remain here idle longer than the first of August. I am ashamed of it, will return to Lexington and remain there in camp first.","I have not seen Overton since the school closed. About two dozen of the boys are staying here. Speaking of the appointments, a good many of them surprised me, though I am very well satisfied with what I got, I don't care much however, you know kissing goes by favor. There are eight privates now in the first class, but it is my private belief that the Institute will not be in operation again until the was is over, although they have made arrangements to carry it on, books cloth and provisions an all wanting.","I am glad your Father did not suffer by the yankees. Mother lost absolutely every thing she had, and is now a refugee here, sick too, they not only stole all provision, and stock she had, but went about the house breaking up what they could find and then had the assurance to ask my sister if she could not furnish them with a snack of ham. Roller, if I am ever spared to get into yankee land, I will respect nothing but a woman's person, I'll break, pillage and plunder. My Mother, from living in luxury at home, is now\nforced to the necessity of borrowing a wagon to get home in, and I don't know what she is going to live on after she gets there.","Speaking of old \"23,\" she did [ro__] this time, if the appointments are permanent (which I doubt) but I am afraid Pat will not stand first, I think Davis will get him. Pat has been thinking too much of Miss Mollie, she will ruin him I am afraid, or rather has done so. I will write you a letter in a few days.","Sincerely, Your friend \nLawrence Royster \nAddress \nCare, Purcell, Ladd \u0026 Co.","Corps Cadets Camp on Intermediate Line \nNear Richmond Dec. 7th 1864","My Dear Roller, \nI am really ashamed at the idea of neglecting your letter for so long a time, but out here even I scarcely have time to write a letter, so busily are we occupied drilling and having dress parades. Soon after you were at Camp Lee, we moved to this place and it seems impossible, although we have procured the Almshouse for us to get away, we are anxiously expecting a furlough of two weeks to prepare etc. When we will be relieved from duty here I cannot say, we are daily expecting a fight on this line, certainly\nbefore the end of this week. They are making such a stir about our getting the building that I do not expect we will be able to study in peace after we do get there. The provisions and \"we officers\" have all been moved down ready for work but the much persecuted Corps has not been released from the Confederate Authorities yet. Not long since a foreign battalion was raised under Col. Tucker to be stationed in Columbia \u0026 Aiken SC as a garrison. A good many of our boys have accepted positions as Captains and Lieutenants, among them, several of the old class, also Duncan, Brockenbrough, James F., Dinwiddie, Barton, Penn and Tunstall. I came near going myself but concluded not to do so, and now I congratulate myself upon not going. I believe we intend to occupy the Alms House until the spring and then move to Lexington again. I am sure I cannot study much in Richmond, and now I have my fears concerning Calculus etc. as it would be more disgraceful than ever should I fail in that, oh! I do want that diploma so much. I have studied hard for two long years and now do not want to fail. We are to room by company, consequently our old room will greatly, to the regret of all parties, be broken up, Pizzini, Davis and myself being in different companies. With that\nexception I have as pleasant a room as I could desire. Stuart, Echols, Etheredge, Royster, Ridley R., James J., Jarratt \u0026 Peirce, the officers and non-commissioned of \"B\" Co. The house is an elegant building, much more than old barracks. We will also have to study on Saturday which I do not like much. That fine breakfast on Saturday will be knocked in the head then.","Ross \u0026 Echols desire to be remembered to you.","The John E. Roller papers include:\n Civil War era letters from cadet friends concerning life at VMI Civil War dispatches and telegrams that date from Roller's service with the Confederate States of America engineers, including one document signed by General Robert E. Lee One scrapbook (circa 1910) that contains clippings about Civil War battles, veterans, unit reunions, monument dedications, and other related information Two photographs, one of Confederate soldier Lieutenant Colonel Samuel T. Walker (10th Virginia Infantry Regiment) and one of the Virginia Legislature Centennial Committee (1871) Holograph text of a cadet literary-debating society speech delivered by Cadet Norwood B. Randolph in 1870 Other items","Written from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter regards cadet life and the upcoming inauguration of Jefferson Davis.","Written from Staunton, Virginia. Letter regards Peter S. Roller's inability to supply General Francis H. Smith with hired or slave labor. Letter also includes a discussion of when John E. Roller should join the Army.","Written from VMI, Lexington, VIrginia. In the letter, John E. Roller submits a report concerning the theft of Commandant records.","Written from Richmond, Virginia. Letter congratulates John E. Roller on his Army commission.","Written from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter discusses examinations and mutual friends at VMI.","Written from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter regards results of examinations and that Lawrence Royster is considering leaving VMI.","Written from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter regards academic problems, uncertainty about staying at VMI, and mentions several recent graduates and cadets.","Written from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter discusses rumors about deployment of cadets and cadets who have left VMI.","Written from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter regards academics, changes in faculty, and cadet life.","Written from Camp Stephens, Richmond, Virginia. Joseph B. Prince recently resigned from a teaching job at VMI to join the Army, but is disappointed in his Army position.","Written from Grassy Dale, Virginia. Letter reports news of fighting in the Shenandoah Valley between forces of General Breckinridge and General Sigel. The letter also mentions the Battle of New Market.","Written from Richmond, Virginia. Letter regards Hunter's Raid and family news.","Written from Richmond, Virginia. Letter regards travel to VMI's temporary headquarters at the Alms House in Richmond.","Correspondents include Richard L. Gray, Nannie Lewis, G. W. Berlin, and C. L. Hammond.","Includes dispatches, notes, and telegrams.","Letter regards receipt of recommendations.","Certifies Thomas Hubbard, born in Caswell County, North Carolina.","Dispatch reports on enemy strength.","Document requests for officer to be assigned at Weldon.","Written near Drewry's Bluff, Virginia. Regards enemy naval forces.","\"I have telegraphed Hampton to return to Richmond. Send for him. Young's brigade under Col. Wright cannot be far in advance of Richmond. Get your Cavalry together, aid it with the Infantry, and drive back enemy.\"","Scouting report.","Dispatch regards transportation for officer.","Dispatch regards a matter pending before the War Department.","Dispatch regards a personnel request.","Dispatch regards a request for ammunition.","Dispatch directs W. Brown to send forge to Dunlap's Crossing, Georgia.","Dispatch requests map of Dinwiddie, Virginia.","Dispatch requests \"all amputating sets on hand.\"","\"If you should receive an unintelligible signal dispatch from Gen. Beauregard tonight or in morning take no notice of it- it is sent for a purpose.\"","Dispatch explains that Mayo is too sick to attend court.","Dispatch conveys instructions and reprimand.","Dispatch regards troop movements.","Dispatch requests five dollar notes.","Scrapbook contains clippings about Civil War battles, veterans, unit reunions, monument dedications, and related information.","Samuel T. Walker (1830-1863) served with the 10th Virginia Infantry Regiment and was killed in action at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia in May 1863.","Includes holograph text of a cadet literary-debating society speech delivered by Norwood B. Randolph in 1870, and other items.","Manuscript collections in the VMI Archives are made available for educational and research use. The VMI Archives should be cited as the source. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any copyright holders. Materials from our collections may not be redistributed, published or reproduced without permission from the VMI Archives. Contact the VMI Archives for additional information.","Manuscripts stacks","Virginia Military Institute Archives","Roller, John E. (John Edwin), 1844-1917","Royster, Lawrence, 1841-1914","Overton, Archibald W. (Archibald Waller), 1845-1920","Prince, Joseph B. (Joseph Brown), 1844-1903","Randolph, Norwood B. (Norwood Beverley), 1849-1874","Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870","Flannagan, William W. (William Walker), 1843-1923","Walker, Samuel T., 1830-1863","Baldwin, Briscoe G. (Briscoe Gerard), 1828-1898","Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889","Smith, Francis H. 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He subsequently taught mathematics at VMI for a few months, and then was appointed as a 2nd Lieutenant, Company G, 2nd Confederate States Engineers in October 1863. He served as an engineer officer in the Army of Northern Virginia until the end of the Civil War, and was paroled at Appomattox, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAfter the War, Roller he studied law at the University of Virginia and practiced law in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He also served in the Virginia State Legislature and was a Brigadier General in the state militia. Roller was widely known in the Harrisonburg community as \"General Roller.\" He died in Harrisonburg on August 10, 1918.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["John Edwin Roller was born in Rockingham County, Virginia on October 5, 1844 to Peter Samuel Roller and Frances Allebach. In the summer of 1861, although underage for service, he briefly served with Company I of the First Virginia Cavalry, Confederate States of America. On December 31, 1861, Roller entered VMI as a second classman and graduated in July 1863. He subsequently taught mathematics at VMI for a few months, and then was appointed as a 2nd Lieutenant, Company G, 2nd Confederate States Engineers in October 1863. He served as an engineer officer in the Army of Northern Virginia until the end of the Civil War, and was paroled at Appomattox, Virginia.","After the War, Roller he studied law at the University of Virginia and practiced law in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He also served in the Virginia State Legislature and was a Brigadier General in the state militia. Roller was widely known in the Harrisonburg community as \"General Roller.\" He died in Harrisonburg on August 10, 1918."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNo. 28 V.M.I. Jan 24th 1862\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDear Parents,\u003cbr\u003e\nAs I could not finish on a half sheet I concluded I would commence on this as I had several things to write about yet. You enquired in your last about bedding. I have obtained a mattress and have plenty of cover. I put two of my blankets in my trunk in the arsenal because I did not need them. Only one trunk is allowed to a room and I had to send mine to the arsenal. I wish you had the big one at home, for I have not a thing in it. We are not allowed to go to town only on Saturday, when I will see about those slippers, though I think I can do without them very well. I wish I had kept a pair of citizens pants here as I could save my cadet pants very much by wearing them. But it is not worth while to try to send them to me now.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eI will try and make out with what I have now. Tell John Carpenter I still think of his promise. I wonder if George would not like to come here, there are several fellows here from the 1st regiment, who got off to come here and if George will come, I will try and get him an appointment. I should like it very much to have him here with me.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eYou want to know what arrangements they have that cadets are not allowed to come home in two years, I will try and send you a catalogue, so that you may see how it is. I have to study very hard but I like the place better every day. I made a \"perfect\" today. Remember me to Cousin A.B. and all my friends. I hope he will succeed well with his school. R.A. Crawford says I must remember him to A.B. and ask him if he received his \"Phonography.\" I wish you'd send me the Register every week. I do not get to see a paper here hardly and the Register would seem so familiar to me. If you see something really good in the Dispatch, I wish you would send that sometimes too. I wish you would send some soap, whenever you send me that studying gown. A piece or two of that old \"homemade\" would save some little money for soap is high here. But I must close this letter, as the mail box will soon be shut. Excuse it if you please, for it is badly connected, but that could not be helped for I had to write it whenever I had the chance. Write soon to me and give me the news. Much love to all and a kiss for \"brother.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eYour affectionate son, J.E. Roller\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eI can't think of any name for brother yet. Tell me in your next what you think of calling him. I [seem] to have forgotten to mention to you that that it is rumored that the Cadets will be invited to Richmond the 22nd of Feb. to see Jeff Davis inaugurated, but it is not generally believed. I wish they would for it will be a grand sight and a great honor to witness the inauguration of what will be one of the greatest powers in the world.\u003cbr\u003e\nJ.E.Roller\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStaunton, Va.\u003cbr\u003e\nStaunton Aug. 25th 1862\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMy Dear Son\u003cbr\u003e\nYour letter to your ma was duly received. In reply to your inquiry about negroes for Genl. Smith, I know of none that can be hired or none that could be bought at this time. If I should hear of any I will write again. Had I known it a week earlier I think I could have gotten several men for him belonging to a party in Loudoun County.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eI have not been to Harrisonburg since you wrote about the goods for Pantaloons, and as the season is so far advanced and as you have a prospect of getting other clothing for winter I have concluded not to buy it unless you think you shall need it.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe Mt. Crawford company has been exchanged and I understand that Mr. Blackford has succeeded in getting quite a number of them to join his company. If you have a desire to join his company as first Lieutenant perhaps it would be the best thing you could do. I think it will be best for you to consult Genl. Smith about it. He knows best what your chances would be for a situation after [you graduate]. If you have to enter the service [missing word] it would be better to go into it [now] and get hardened to the service before the cold weather sets in. However, if Genl. Smith thinks you had better stay until you graduate, I shall say to Mr. Blackford as soon as I see him, I will say to him if he will have you appointed that you shall have the privilege of accepting it. I will write again as soon as I see him and let you know what the prospects are of you getting an appointment. George Carpenter could not get out of the army he being a conscript and no provisions being made by Congress for young men wishing to go to the Military Institution. I am though with the Dam and have the Mill running again.\u003cbr\u003e\nYours in haste, P.S. Roller\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eV.M. Institute\u003cbr\u003e\nMarch 18th 1863\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe following is a true statement of the facts with regard to my tour of O.D. on the 16th inst. and in connection with the removal of reports from the Commandant's office. I marched on O.D. at the usual time on Monday morning, and from that time until the recreation drum at 4 PM, I was either in Mr. Grigg's room, the Commandant's office, or in front of the Barracks (several hours spent either in section room, Mess Hall, or my own room), with the exceptions of the following times, viz.-- from 8-9 in Col. Williamson's section room, from 10-11 in Col. Preston's, from 12 to 1 in Col. Gilham's, and from 1-2 spent partly in Mess Hall and partly in room. I attended all C.P.s and looked up absentees and went in the Commandant's office frequently during the day\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSometime in the morning, I cannot state positively the precise time, though I think between 9 and 10 o'clock AM, upon entering the Commandant's office, I saw one of the fatigue sentinels standing at the desk, with a key in the keyhole. I did not see him have the desk open, nor did I see him have any reports. I remarked to him, \"What are you doing? Do you not know that you are responsible for those reports.\" He replied that he was not stealing reports, but that he just wanted to see if his key would fit the lock. I said nothing more, but turned around immediately and went out.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFrom 4 o'clock until E.P., I was in my room and went from there to Supper in the Mess Hall, after which I returned to my room (where I remained) until the Study Drum was beaten, when I went down to Mr. Grigg's room and remained there until 11 o'clock. And after spending 10 or 15 minutes in quieting noise, receiving reports of inspectors, seeing the sentinels challenge properly, I went to my room and retired for the night.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eI arose about 5 minutes to 7 o' clock and left my room about 15 minutes after and proceeded to Mr. Beckham's room to see some Engineering plates which he had, and from there went to Mess Hall to breakfast, being just in time to meet the corps as it was leaving the Hall. After B. I marched of O.D. and on enquiring of Mr. Shaw for the Guard Book was told that Major Ship had it and also that the reports had been removed, which was the first intimation I had rec'd of the fact. I know not even the slightest circumstance upon which to ground even a suspicion, except the above circumstance, but in justice I feel bound to say, that I could not give any positive evidence that the desk had been opened by him or whether his key fit the lock, and can conscientiously express the belief that he was not the one who removed the reports after E.P., or before E.P. \u0026amp; [?]. Hoping the\nabove may [prove] \u0026amp;.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJ.E. Roller\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eI forgot to mention that about ten o'clock, seeing the Orderlies Delinquencies laying outside the desk, and knowing that I was responsible for them, I got Mr. Grigg's key and placed them in the desk. Mr. Shaw and two of sentinels were present at the time. I am unable to say how the books came there, and according to the best of my recollection. I saw them there after I saw Mr. Turner at the desk. I do not pretend to say that he placed them there, or that there were left there by the Com't. I merely make the statement and leave the inferences to be drawn.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRichmond, Va.\u003cbr\u003e\nNov. 8th/63\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDear Roller,\u003cbr\u003e\nAllow me to congratulate you upon your success in obtaining a commission. I want to follow your example. A commission is something I have been seeking, ever since we graduated, but all my efforts are unavailing. Will you inform me by what \"slight of hand\" you were so successful. Let me know all the minutiae, the letters you had \u0026amp; from whom \u0026amp; to whom they were addressed \u0026amp;\nthe political or rather military friends you employed. Present my kindest regards to Prince, with many wishes for your success \u0026amp; the hope you may do honor to my class (which you can do)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eI am Truly Yr. Friend \u0026amp; classmate\u003cbr\u003e\nW.W. Flannagan\u003cbr\u003e\nBox 610\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"V.M.I\" Jan. 6th '64\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDear Roller,\u003cbr\u003e\nYour letter was a pleasant surprise. I did not expect it for some time to come, it was received however too late for me to reply by Thursday's mail, the mail is now always a day too late.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWell sir, I enter upon the deep and stormy waters of the Rubicon on tomorrow. I have labored up to this time as diligently as I could, but I never was now fearful of shipwreck before. I leave the result to fate, wherever she casts my lot, I will have to remain satisfied. I will write you the result however immediately it is known, if I should be thrown I will see you a short time after.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMany thanks to you for your kind invitation to visit you as well as the ladies, it would afford me great pleasure, and if possible, I will accept it. Pizzini and myself are just enjoying the contents of two boxes, which \"that confounded packet\" has at last brought to hand, we wish so much that you were here to share it with us. Prince was out frolicking last night until 12 o'clock, so that I could not attend to your messages. This morning I gave him the letter and told him that I intended writing to you and would send any message he might desire, but he said nothing at all. I have delivered your message to Blum and Perkinson. Beckham left last Saturday for Staunton and carried your trunk with him as you directed, I suppose you have received it by this. Smith F. has not written the letter to his brother yet, as soon as he does, I will forward to you if he does not do so himself. I have heard nothing of Crawford since you left. Dick Chaffin was severely wounded in the recent fight near Covington, 'tis thought his leg will have to be amputated. I wish I could have received your letter in time to reply by Thursday's mail as I know you will expect an answer then. I have attended to your little affairs, no trouble I can assure you. If you have other business in this section, let me hear and I will also attend to that. Overton as well as all the occupants of No. 23 send their kindest regards. You will hear from me again by Monday or Tuesday next.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eYour sincere friend\u003cbr\u003e\nLawrence Royster\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eV.M.I. Jan. 9th 1864\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMy dear Roller,\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Rubicon I think is crossed though I did not pass as good an examination as I desired, and have had the misfortune to be thrown in the third section, which is terrible, as you know that section is almost always deficient, though I am through yet I am disheartened at the idea of being that low. I stand only 37, which you know is very low, twenty-six were found deficient. I should like very much to join you and go to Charleston, but you know getting through is better than any thing else. If I should not stand a very good chance as June approaches, I shall resign and join you wherever you at all hazards. The idea of going into the last section has made me feel almost as badly as a deficiency, I can assure you. I hope that you will continue to write me after you leave for the army. I will take great pleasure in replying to you whenever it is in my power. I shall always be happy to hear from you. Sally Crawford has arrived. Pizzini passed a very good examination, made 3 on subject, was not questioned. The thought of being in that deficient section and thrown in June, takes away all the pleasure of getting through. I must close. Let me hear from you.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eYour sincere friend\u003cbr\u003e\nLawrence Royster\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eV.M.Institute\u003cbr\u003e\nMonday Feb. 22nd 1864\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMy dear Roller,\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is the first holyday that has not found me on fatigue guard for some time past so I will take advantage of it by replying to your letter which was received on yesterday morning. The last account I had of you was that you were in Richmond, applying for an office in the Ordnance Department. I am glad to hear that you are busily engaged in your new department. Allow me to thank you most kindly for your wishes for my success here as well as the desire you expressed of having me with you in your new home. Your letter inspired me with an ardent desire to join you. Since you left I have been several times on the eve of resigning and going to Charleston. I was fortunate enough in January to pass an examination, while many others were thrown and had to resign or be sent home. But at the same time I was so unfortunate as to be thrown into the third section. Since then I have labored with unceasing fidelity, but it seems the harder I work, the worse marks I make. I thought Analytical Geometry was hard enough, but Description certainly surpasses it by far, on that subject I am totally in the dark. My low mark and imperfect recitation have discouraged me so much that I have lost all taste for study. I wrote home for advise on resigning, but they wrote back earnestly entreating me to remain until July. However I have no idea that I will take that advice, I may leave at any time. I may leave am\nexceedingly anxious to be with you, and I now promise, if I leave at any time, will join you. It is a struggle between life and death with me now, if I leave, I give up all hope of ever obtaining an education, and seeing you do so well, inspires me with new desire of finishing my education at the \"V.M.I.\" At the same time I am anxious to be with you. If I enter the service at all I shall not even think of applying for an office of any kind, I expect to be a private wherever I go. At the same time accept my most sincere thanks for your kindness in offering me the office of O.S. if you could get it and I would accept it. I would accept it with great pleasure. I\nsometimes give up all hope of passing, and then again think of remaining and taking my chances in June, so I do not know what to be at. I shall consult Spex in a day or two and will be guided very much by what he says; though very little confidence can be put in anything that he says on such a subject as that, I do not suppose he would tell me even what he thought, however I shall try him.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePrince left here about one month ago, I heard since then that he was a Sergeant in the Engineers Corps, you seem to be the only successful one in your class. Grigg I hear is walking around loose in Petersburg. I am sure no one at the \"V.M.I.\" was glad at your leaving, indeed I heard some express their regret at it. Your old room is vacant. Sally Crawford and Lieut. Steptoe (new Sub) occupy No. 20 together, the former remains very quiet, is swelling on his bars and escorting the ladies home from church, etc. I do not know his qualifications as professor. The occupants of 23 all send their kindest regards. Pat Shafer has just come from the Hospital where he had been confined for several weeks with a severe attack of pneumonia, we thought at one time that he intended leaving us. Blum has been reinstated, but Spex refused to let him go on with the 2nd Class, so he has resigned, he\nsays he will accept a Sergeancy if you will give it to him. Capt. Whitwell\nhas recently returned from furlough accompanied by his lady, they are boarding at the Lexington Hotel. Miss Logan and Mr. Davidson were recently married also, the former I expect you know, a refugee from Winchester. What do you think of the recent law of Congress in regard to the Currency, taxes, etc? I am extremely glad that it will reduce the price of goods. The Steamer which has been as long on the way from Europe has recently arrived, but was destroyed for the goods falling into yankee hands, there were on board all the goods which we needed, the finest english gray cloth, etc. but unfortunately all were lost so I have given up on the idea of wearing a fine suit again.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSpex is still shipping indiscriminately, sometimes twelve or fifteen daily, rats are also reporting in numbers.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePatsy says he will accept an Orderly Sergeant's place if you will give it him, but he adds \"if he can do no better.\" Ross desires his kindest regards to you. I must close, though it is the 22nd, my time is limited. If I do leave, which I confidently expect to do, will write you immediately. I am anxious to be with you. I hope you will write me as often as possible, your letters will always be agreeable.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eI am, as ever,\u003cbr\u003e\nYour Sincere friend\u003cbr\u003e\nLawrence Royster\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVa. Mil. Institute\u003cbr\u003e\nApril 10th 1864\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDear Roller,\u003cbr\u003e\nYour last letter was received several days since and wishing to keep up a more regular correspondence between us, I answer your letter at the first opportunity and hope you will not delay writing a reply to this as long as you did my previous one, although your excuse for doing so was a good as well as a sufficient one. No news worthy of notice has taken place since last writing to you, but the old V.M.I still keeps up her notoriety for rumors and there are a thousand and one afloat about going on marches etc., which I would not like to enumerate, and were I so disposed, I think time and paper would fail me before I accomplished that end. But there is one which if true will wreck all the hopes I have been sustaining for the last six months and before which the pleasure of a long vacation will go \"glimmering like all things that were\": it is that no furloughs will be granted this summer and that our usual vacation of two months will either be spent in Gen. Lee's or Gen. Imboden's camp. This rumor is said to have good foundation, for those who were most interested were watching her with an eagle's eye and after having poised herself above the V.M.I. for some time during which many feathers were plucked from her wing, she was seen to direct her course toward Col. Preston's where she rested from his labors. There was another last week that we were going on a march and this one came from the direction of Gen. Smith's and with such force against barracks that some of her feathers are still visible on the stoops. Numerous others are afloat but as I said before to enumerate them would take more time than I have at my disposal.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWith regard to your inquiry about Prince, I have not heard from him since he left nor have I seen any one who has; but I reckon he is having a good time wherever he is as he always takes things easy. Crawford resigned a few weeks since and has again entered the army as a private; Col. John Ross has been appointed to fill his vacancy. Old Max studies as hard as ever and talks\nas much about being found [deficient], but I believe they would put him through even if he were deficient on account of his good conduct. He received a letter from you a few days since and says he will answer it soon. I am very glad you like my uncle as I expected you would. I think you estimate his services too highly when you say that he deserves more of the credit for the defense of Charleston tho' he has done a great deal towards it. I hardly ever hear from him except though you and therefore your letters\nare doubly acceptable. Give my best to him when you next see him. With best wishes for your future prosperity I remain,\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eYours truly, A.W. Overton\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"V.M.I.\" April 21st 1864\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMy Dear Roller,\u003cbr\u003e\nYour kind and interesting letter should have had a more speedy reply, but as the examination approaches, I am more and more busy every day. The Class has lost a great deal of time and consequently will not have so much to review in. We are now in the field surveying, have not yet finished Shades and Shadows. The weather has been during the past month colder than I have felt\nfor eight years even in the depth of winter. The mountains in sight are still covered with snow, and today is the only mild and clear day that we have had for over one month, and notwithstanding this we have not had fire since Christmas, and during the deep snows we had suspension of all duties for several days at a time. The cold was so severe that it was impossible to study, a great many went to bed in order to keep warm. This together with Col. Massie's sickness has thrown the 3rd class back very much, so now the hard work comes.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSince you left quite a change has taken place in the Faculty. Lt. Col. Ross has been appointed assistant Prof. Math 4th Class in your place; Sal Crawford received a commission in his old regiment and resigned about a month ago. Dr. Ross is Asst. prof French as well as Asst. Surgeon.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSpex is still very fond of his \"reviews and parades.\" Not long since Gen. Rosser's Cavalry Brigade came through here and encamped about ten or twelve miles beyond Lexington, by Spex's invitation he reviewed the Corps and inspected the barracks. Several days afterwards, he presented the Corps with a flag captured in battle from 164th New York Regiment as a trophy; the\npresentation speech was very fine indeed, it took place under guard tree before a very large crowd. Scott Shipp received it and replied; his was also very good but he was very much excited though, however it was his first speech in public. After the ceremony was over the Cavalry made a charge in field in front of barracks to give us an idea of it. But the idea, Roller, of the Corps of Cadets receiving a trophy taken by our troops in the field from the yankees; it looked like saying, \"Well, you are too weak and afraid to do any thing of this yourselves, so we will make you a present of one,\" I feel that it is a disgrace to the Corps. The speaker alluded in such a touching manner to the precious blood which was spilt in taking it, and of the Col. falling in the charge. That night he invited the officers of the Institute and the 1st Class to attend a party at the house where he was staying, but as all could not attend, Spex allowed only the four Captains and Adjt. to go. Several days afterwards he invited Spex to review his\nbrigade, and the officers and 1st Class again to dine with him, which as many as could conveniently do so, very readily accepted of.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eI should like very much to enjoy those nice vegetables and fish you were speaking of, it certainly would be a great treat, especially when everything is so high and scarce, we are nearer starving here than ever before, a piece of beef frequently comes on the table for nine men which candidly speaking I could easily cover with one hand. If the school cannot be maintained on a better scale, I think they had as well close it. It is rumored and I partly believe it that instead of giving the Corps furlough next summer,\nwe are to be sent in a body to Gen. Lee's army. We have not had a march since December last, which I think I gave you an account of. Err this reaches you I imagine you will have received some news from the two grand armies on the Potomac, we are of opinion that it will be the greatest of the war up to this time. May Heaven give us the victory! Many thanks to you for your kind offer, it will be very acceptable. I will inform you immediately of the result of the examination after I know my fate, should I be unsuccessful will go directly from here to Charleston, so in your next letter write me what to equip myself with before leaving and what articles I can procure in Charleston as I do not want to carry more than is necessary.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThere are now about fifty odd in the third class and I do not think Massie will pass more than twenty. I know he intends making a most \"awful rake.\" I must not neglect to tell you of the marriage of Miss Sanders (I suppose you remember her) to Capt. Contri an Italian on Gen. Morgan's staff. They say he is a very accomplished and gallant man, fought fourteen pitched battles in Europe, was in Crimean war etc., that is all I know however. They were here today. The Commandant's Office is now a reception room for all visitors, they are not allowed to come into barracks during study hours under any pretence whatever.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHow are you progressing with the ladies now or do you visit them at all? As for myself, I have long since abandoned all thoughts of them, scarcely even look at them, you know how fatal they are. I have many things to write, but it is almost 11 o'clock PM and this is the last chance I will have to write for sometime to come. Finished my day's survey in[--] rather earlier today or would not have had this [missing word]. Write me as often as you can.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eYour sincere friend,\u003cbr\u003e\nLawrence Royster\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSam Hopkins who was here last year, after being confined in some Yankee prison for several months returned home and died two days after.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCamp Stevens- Richmond\u003cbr\u003e\nMay 3, 1864\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDear Roller,\u003cbr\u003e\nYour esteemed favor did not reach me as soon as it would, had I not been absent on duty when it reached Camp. I hope you will pardon the delay on that account.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eI must confess, I have been sadly disappointed in my calculations. When I resigned at the Institute, I was confident of a position in the Engineers. Alas! For the uncertainty of human expectations! I had thought very seriously of joining the Infantry, as a private, \u0026amp; but for the remonstrances of my parents, think I would have. There is little, well, I see none, chance of promotion in this service unless specially favored, which I have no right to expect. But I am not murmuring. I will be contented, if I only get through this struggle safe. It would afford you little interest, \u0026amp; cause me more mortification, to detail to you the many ways in which I have been\ndeceived. If I could only forget the many apparently bright prospects which have been offered me, I should feel at least condoled, but memory still sings out \"he, who tries to better a good condition, often renders it worse.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eYour very kind offers in my behalf, I can assure you, are highly appreciated, \u0026amp; nothing would give me more pleasure than to be with you, I hope it may be so.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWe are anxiously awaiting the result of the impending issue in Northern Virginia. I may say, in truth, never was so much anxiety manifested in any one battle. That we shall be victorious is my confident belief. We had some little excitement in this immediate locality last week, occasioned by the appearance of the enemy in some force at our positions [?] on the Pamunky. It turned out, however, to be a slight demonstration. Nothing else of special interest. Beckham \u0026amp; Boyd send their regards. Crawford has left the\nInstitute, he failed to get a detail. Write soon \u0026amp; let me know all.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eYour sincere friend,\u003cbr\u003e\nJ.B. Prince\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGrassy Dale Va., May 17th 1864\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMy Dear Son,\u003cbr\u003e\nIt has now been two weeks since we heard from you, but we suppose you have written but owing to the Raiders destroying the Rail Roads around Richmond we have no mail communication with the South. Since I wrote to you from Charlottesville we have had an exciting time in the Valley. I heard at Charlottesville that the Yankee Genl. Sigel was advancing up the Valley. When I returned to Staunton I found Genl. John C. Breckinridge at that point with two Brigade of Infantry and 12 pieces of Artillery. They left Staunton on Friday last and encamped at Mt. Crawford that night and left early the next morning and encamped that night at Lacy Springs and commenced their march next (Sunday) morning at one o'clock and halted a little below Tenth Legion and remained in that position until Gen. Breckinridge had news from the front.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTo get you to understand the situation of things I will go back several days and give you a History of Gen. Imboden's doings. Gen. Imboden found out that the yankees were advancing in three columns, one up the Page, one up the Hardy \u0026amp; Pendleton Valley, and the main force up our valley. Gen. Imboden by forced marches fell upon the column (all Cavalry) near Moorefield very\nunexpectedly, routed them completely, and pursued them within 6 or 7 miles of Romney, in this time capturing all their train which he had to destroy, having no horses to bring out the wagon.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHe then returned to the Valley traveling day \u0026amp; night, and only stopping long enough to graze his horses, and returned to the Valley in time to attack the column coming up the Page valley. Before Sigel's forces got up to New Market he attacked the column and utterly routed it, scattering it in the mountains and captured on Friday about 100 of them with about 200 fine cavalry horses. He attacked them on Friday night and on Saturday picked up the prisoners and would have gotten more but Sigel advanced and our forces had to fall back on this side of New Market, our men making a very stubborn resistance but was forced to fall back about 8 o'clock on Saturday night to a point 3 miles this side [of] New Market, the yankees having possession of the town during the night. This now gives you to understand the position of things and I will now commence where I left off with Gen. Breckinridge's troops.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eGen. Breckinridge advanced with his troops a little after day light and not wishing to be tedious he maneuvered his forces from one point to another until about 12 O'clock, when he attacked the enemy with his artillery. Having gotten the [heights] back of the town and after an artillery duel of perhaps one hour, the Cadets from Lexington with the 62 Regiment (Col. Smith's Regiment) charged one of the yank's Batteries. They captured it, but lost heavily, the cadets lost 5 killed and 39 wounded, some of them seriously, your friend Cary Watson Adjutant of the Battalion with Col. Shipp leading the Charge, they both came out safe except Col. Shipp had a slight scratch; Royster also came out unhurt. I give you a list of the killed. Cabell, W.H. McDowell, Crockett, C., Stanard, Jones H. It is said that Col. Gilham and Capt. Sims [Semmes] stayed in the rear where there was no danger.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIt was at this time that Gen. Breckinridge commenced pressing the enemy at every point and although they had two to our one we drove them from the field capturing five pieces of their Artillery, 111 prisoners and leaving nearly all of their killed and wounded upon the field and in order to make good their retreat burned the bridge over the river. An Officer reports to me today that Sigel is retreating to Winchester in great haste, reporting that we have 30,000 men while we had not more than 4,000 in the fight, our\nreserve having never been brought into action. Gen. Breckinridge's forces are [returning?] up the Valley, whether they go to reinforce Gen. Lee or go to some other point. I went down the Valley with General Breckinridge having gone down with him at his request and was with him most of the time during the fight. I came home last night having left New Market about 1 o'clock\nyesterday. We have had and will continue to have heavy fighting in Virginia, but of the final result no one doubts but we will be successful. We have driven them and at least [repulsed?] them at every point. We are all well. Write soon and often.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eYour father\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJosie sends her love, so do all the rest. I hope when I write again to be able to give you the glorious news that we have driven the yanks from Virginia soil.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRichmond July 28 1864\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMy Dear Roller,\u003cbr\u003e\nYour letter sent by Overton was duly received and contents noted. I have inquired of the Express Company in regard to your trunk, they tell me that it will be safe to send the blankets in it. In regard to your jacket and vest, you merely told me to order them without saying how I was to send them or whether I was to pay for them. I have seen Doherty in regard to them and he can make them out of excellent cloth for $250 so they will be ready in a few days. I will wait until I hear from you before I ship any of the things, if you say so I can put both blankets \u0026amp; clothes in the trunk, let me hear immediately and I will attend to all with great pleasure. I should like very much to go over to see you, but cannot possibly do so, though I do not intend to remain here idle longer than the first of August. I am ashamed of it, will return to Lexington and remain there in camp first.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eI have not seen Overton since the school closed. About two dozen of the boys are staying here. Speaking of the appointments, a good many of them surprised me, though I am very well satisfied with what I got, I don't care much however, you know kissing goes by favor. There are eight privates now in the first class, but it is my private belief that the Institute will not be in operation again until the was is over, although they have made arrangements to carry it on, books cloth and provisions an all wanting.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eI am glad your Father did not suffer by the yankees. Mother lost absolutely every thing she had, and is now a refugee here, sick too, they not only stole all provision, and stock she had, but went about the house breaking up what they could find and then had the assurance to ask my sister if she could not furnish them with a snack of ham. Roller, if I am ever spared to get into yankee land, I will respect nothing but a woman's person, I'll break, pillage and plunder. My Mother, from living in luxury at home, is now\nforced to the necessity of borrowing a wagon to get home in, and I don't know what she is going to live on after she gets there.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSpeaking of old \"23,\" she did [ro__] this time, if the appointments are permanent (which I doubt) but I am afraid Pat will not stand first, I think Davis will get him. Pat has been thinking too much of Miss Mollie, she will ruin him I am afraid, or rather has done so. I will write you a letter in a few days.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSincerely, Your friend\u003cbr\u003e\nLawrence Royster\u003cbr\u003e\nAddress\u003cbr\u003e\nCare, Purcell, Ladd \u0026amp; Co.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorps Cadets Camp on Intermediate Line\u003cbr\u003e\nNear Richmond Dec. 7th 1864\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMy Dear Roller,\u003cbr\u003e\nI am really ashamed at the idea of neglecting your letter for so long a time, but out here even I scarcely have time to write a letter, so busily are we occupied drilling and having dress parades. Soon after you were at Camp Lee, we moved to this place and it seems impossible, although we have procured the Almshouse for us to get away, we are anxiously expecting a furlough of two weeks to prepare etc. When we will be relieved from duty here I cannot say, we are daily expecting a fight on this line, certainly\nbefore the end of this week. They are making such a stir about our getting the building that I do not expect we will be able to study in peace after we do get there. The provisions and \"we officers\" have all been moved down ready for work but the much persecuted Corps has not been released from the Confederate Authorities yet. Not long since a foreign battalion was raised under Col. Tucker to be stationed in Columbia \u0026amp; Aiken SC as a garrison. A good many of our boys have accepted positions as Captains and Lieutenants, among them, several of the old class, also Duncan, Brockenbrough, James F., Dinwiddie, Barton, Penn and Tunstall. I came near going myself but concluded not to do so, and now I congratulate myself upon not going. I believe we intend to occupy the Alms House until the spring and then move to Lexington again. I am sure I cannot study much in Richmond, and now I have my fears concerning Calculus etc. as it would be more disgraceful than ever should I fail in that, oh! I do want that diploma so much. I have studied hard for two long years and now do not want to fail. We are to room by company, consequently our old room will greatly, to the regret of all parties, be broken up, Pizzini, Davis and myself being in different companies. With that\nexception I have as pleasant a room as I could desire. Stuart, Echols, Etheredge, Royster, Ridley R., James J., Jarratt \u0026amp; Peirce, the officers and non-commissioned of \"B\" Co. The house is an elegant building, much more than old barracks. We will also have to study on Saturday which I do not like much. That fine breakfast on Saturday will be knocked in the head then.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eRoss \u0026amp; Echols desire to be remembered to you.\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Transcription","Transcription","Transcription","Transcription","Transcription","Transcription","Transcription","Transcription","Transcription","Transcription","Transcription","Transcription","Transcription"],"odd_tesim":["No. 28 V.M.I. Jan 24th 1862","Dear Parents, \nAs I could not finish on a half sheet I concluded I would commence on this as I had several things to write about yet. You enquired in your last about bedding. I have obtained a mattress and have plenty of cover. I put two of my blankets in my trunk in the arsenal because I did not need them. Only one trunk is allowed to a room and I had to send mine to the arsenal. I wish you had the big one at home, for I have not a thing in it. We are not allowed to go to town only on Saturday, when I will see about those slippers, though I think I can do without them very well. I wish I had kept a pair of citizens pants here as I could save my cadet pants very much by wearing them. But it is not worth while to try to send them to me now.","I will try and make out with what I have now. Tell John Carpenter I still think of his promise. I wonder if George would not like to come here, there are several fellows here from the 1st regiment, who got off to come here and if George will come, I will try and get him an appointment. I should like it very much to have him here with me.","You want to know what arrangements they have that cadets are not allowed to come home in two years, I will try and send you a catalogue, so that you may see how it is. I have to study very hard but I like the place better every day. I made a \"perfect\" today. Remember me to Cousin A.B. and all my friends. I hope he will succeed well with his school. R.A. Crawford says I must remember him to A.B. and ask him if he received his \"Phonography.\" I wish you'd send me the Register every week. I do not get to see a paper here hardly and the Register would seem so familiar to me. If you see something really good in the Dispatch, I wish you would send that sometimes too. I wish you would send some soap, whenever you send me that studying gown. A piece or two of that old \"homemade\" would save some little money for soap is high here. But I must close this letter, as the mail box will soon be shut. Excuse it if you please, for it is badly connected, but that could not be helped for I had to write it whenever I had the chance. Write soon to me and give me the news. Much love to all and a kiss for \"brother.\"","Your affectionate son, J.E. Roller","I can't think of any name for brother yet. Tell me in your next what you think of calling him. I [seem] to have forgotten to mention to you that that it is rumored that the Cadets will be invited to Richmond the 22nd of Feb. to see Jeff Davis inaugurated, but it is not generally believed. I wish they would for it will be a grand sight and a great honor to witness the inauguration of what will be one of the greatest powers in the world. \nJ.E.Roller","Staunton, Va. \nStaunton Aug. 25th 1862","My Dear Son \nYour letter to your ma was duly received. In reply to your inquiry about negroes for Genl. Smith, I know of none that can be hired or none that could be bought at this time. If I should hear of any I will write again. Had I known it a week earlier I think I could have gotten several men for him belonging to a party in Loudoun County.","I have not been to Harrisonburg since you wrote about the goods for Pantaloons, and as the season is so far advanced and as you have a prospect of getting other clothing for winter I have concluded not to buy it unless you think you shall need it.","The Mt. Crawford company has been exchanged and I understand that Mr. Blackford has succeeded in getting quite a number of them to join his company. If you have a desire to join his company as first Lieutenant perhaps it would be the best thing you could do. I think it will be best for you to consult Genl. Smith about it. He knows best what your chances would be for a situation after [you graduate]. If you have to enter the service [missing word] it would be better to go into it [now] and get hardened to the service before the cold weather sets in. However, if Genl. Smith thinks you had better stay until you graduate, I shall say to Mr. Blackford as soon as I see him, I will say to him if he will have you appointed that you shall have the privilege of accepting it. I will write again as soon as I see him and let you know what the prospects are of you getting an appointment. George Carpenter could not get out of the army he being a conscript and no provisions being made by Congress for young men wishing to go to the Military Institution. I am though with the Dam and have the Mill running again. \nYours in haste, P.S. Roller","V.M. Institute \nMarch 18th 1863","The following is a true statement of the facts with regard to my tour of O.D. on the 16th inst. and in connection with the removal of reports from the Commandant's office. I marched on O.D. at the usual time on Monday morning, and from that time until the recreation drum at 4 PM, I was either in Mr. Grigg's room, the Commandant's office, or in front of the Barracks (several hours spent either in section room, Mess Hall, or my own room), with the exceptions of the following times, viz.-- from 8-9 in Col. Williamson's section room, from 10-11 in Col. Preston's, from 12 to 1 in Col. Gilham's, and from 1-2 spent partly in Mess Hall and partly in room. I attended all C.P.s and looked up absentees and went in the Commandant's office frequently during the day","Sometime in the morning, I cannot state positively the precise time, though I think between 9 and 10 o'clock AM, upon entering the Commandant's office, I saw one of the fatigue sentinels standing at the desk, with a key in the keyhole. I did not see him have the desk open, nor did I see him have any reports. I remarked to him, \"What are you doing? Do you not know that you are responsible for those reports.\" He replied that he was not stealing reports, but that he just wanted to see if his key would fit the lock. I said nothing more, but turned around immediately and went out.","From 4 o'clock until E.P., I was in my room and went from there to Supper in the Mess Hall, after which I returned to my room (where I remained) until the Study Drum was beaten, when I went down to Mr. Grigg's room and remained there until 11 o'clock. And after spending 10 or 15 minutes in quieting noise, receiving reports of inspectors, seeing the sentinels challenge properly, I went to my room and retired for the night.","I arose about 5 minutes to 7 o' clock and left my room about 15 minutes after and proceeded to Mr. Beckham's room to see some Engineering plates which he had, and from there went to Mess Hall to breakfast, being just in time to meet the corps as it was leaving the Hall. After B. I marched of O.D. and on enquiring of Mr. Shaw for the Guard Book was told that Major Ship had it and also that the reports had been removed, which was the first intimation I had rec'd of the fact. I know not even the slightest circumstance upon which to ground even a suspicion, except the above circumstance, but in justice I feel bound to say, that I could not give any positive evidence that the desk had been opened by him or whether his key fit the lock, and can conscientiously express the belief that he was not the one who removed the reports after E.P., or before E.P. \u0026 [?]. Hoping the\nabove may [prove] \u0026.","J.E. Roller","I forgot to mention that about ten o'clock, seeing the Orderlies Delinquencies laying outside the desk, and knowing that I was responsible for them, I got Mr. Grigg's key and placed them in the desk. Mr. Shaw and two of sentinels were present at the time. I am unable to say how the books came there, and according to the best of my recollection. I saw them there after I saw Mr. Turner at the desk. I do not pretend to say that he placed them there, or that there were left there by the Com't. I merely make the statement and leave the inferences to be drawn.","Richmond, Va. \nNov. 8th/63","Dear Roller, \nAllow me to congratulate you upon your success in obtaining a commission. I want to follow your example. A commission is something I have been seeking, ever since we graduated, but all my efforts are unavailing. Will you inform me by what \"slight of hand\" you were so successful. Let me know all the minutiae, the letters you had \u0026 from whom \u0026 to whom they were addressed \u0026\nthe political or rather military friends you employed. Present my kindest regards to Prince, with many wishes for your success \u0026 the hope you may do honor to my class (which you can do)","I am Truly Yr. Friend \u0026 classmate \nW.W. Flannagan \nBox 610","\"V.M.I\" Jan. 6th '64","Dear Roller, \nYour letter was a pleasant surprise. I did not expect it for some time to come, it was received however too late for me to reply by Thursday's mail, the mail is now always a day too late.","Well sir, I enter upon the deep and stormy waters of the Rubicon on tomorrow. I have labored up to this time as diligently as I could, but I never was now fearful of shipwreck before. I leave the result to fate, wherever she casts my lot, I will have to remain satisfied. I will write you the result however immediately it is known, if I should be thrown I will see you a short time after.","Many thanks to you for your kind invitation to visit you as well as the ladies, it would afford me great pleasure, and if possible, I will accept it. Pizzini and myself are just enjoying the contents of two boxes, which \"that confounded packet\" has at last brought to hand, we wish so much that you were here to share it with us. Prince was out frolicking last night until 12 o'clock, so that I could not attend to your messages. This morning I gave him the letter and told him that I intended writing to you and would send any message he might desire, but he said nothing at all. I have delivered your message to Blum and Perkinson. Beckham left last Saturday for Staunton and carried your trunk with him as you directed, I suppose you have received it by this. Smith F. has not written the letter to his brother yet, as soon as he does, I will forward to you if he does not do so himself. I have heard nothing of Crawford since you left. Dick Chaffin was severely wounded in the recent fight near Covington, 'tis thought his leg will have to be amputated. I wish I could have received your letter in time to reply by Thursday's mail as I know you will expect an answer then. I have attended to your little affairs, no trouble I can assure you. If you have other business in this section, let me hear and I will also attend to that. Overton as well as all the occupants of No. 23 send their kindest regards. You will hear from me again by Monday or Tuesday next.","Your sincere friend \nLawrence Royster","V.M.I. Jan. 9th 1864","My dear Roller, \nThe Rubicon I think is crossed though I did not pass as good an examination as I desired, and have had the misfortune to be thrown in the third section, which is terrible, as you know that section is almost always deficient, though I am through yet I am disheartened at the idea of being that low. I stand only 37, which you know is very low, twenty-six were found deficient. I should like very much to join you and go to Charleston, but you know getting through is better than any thing else. If I should not stand a very good chance as June approaches, I shall resign and join you wherever you at all hazards. The idea of going into the last section has made me feel almost as badly as a deficiency, I can assure you. I hope that you will continue to write me after you leave for the army. I will take great pleasure in replying to you whenever it is in my power. I shall always be happy to hear from you. Sally Crawford has arrived. Pizzini passed a very good examination, made 3 on subject, was not questioned. The thought of being in that deficient section and thrown in June, takes away all the pleasure of getting through. I must close. Let me hear from you.","Your sincere friend \nLawrence Royster","V.M.Institute \nMonday Feb. 22nd 1864","My dear Roller, \nThis is the first holyday that has not found me on fatigue guard for some time past so I will take advantage of it by replying to your letter which was received on yesterday morning. The last account I had of you was that you were in Richmond, applying for an office in the Ordnance Department. I am glad to hear that you are busily engaged in your new department. Allow me to thank you most kindly for your wishes for my success here as well as the desire you expressed of having me with you in your new home. Your letter inspired me with an ardent desire to join you. Since you left I have been several times on the eve of resigning and going to Charleston. I was fortunate enough in January to pass an examination, while many others were thrown and had to resign or be sent home. But at the same time I was so unfortunate as to be thrown into the third section. Since then I have labored with unceasing fidelity, but it seems the harder I work, the worse marks I make. I thought Analytical Geometry was hard enough, but Description certainly surpasses it by far, on that subject I am totally in the dark. My low mark and imperfect recitation have discouraged me so much that I have lost all taste for study. I wrote home for advise on resigning, but they wrote back earnestly entreating me to remain until July. However I have no idea that I will take that advice, I may leave at any time. I may leave am\nexceedingly anxious to be with you, and I now promise, if I leave at any time, will join you. It is a struggle between life and death with me now, if I leave, I give up all hope of ever obtaining an education, and seeing you do so well, inspires me with new desire of finishing my education at the \"V.M.I.\" At the same time I am anxious to be with you. If I enter the service at all I shall not even think of applying for an office of any kind, I expect to be a private wherever I go. At the same time accept my most sincere thanks for your kindness in offering me the office of O.S. if you could get it and I would accept it. I would accept it with great pleasure. I\nsometimes give up all hope of passing, and then again think of remaining and taking my chances in June, so I do not know what to be at. I shall consult Spex in a day or two and will be guided very much by what he says; though very little confidence can be put in anything that he says on such a subject as that, I do not suppose he would tell me even what he thought, however I shall try him.","Prince left here about one month ago, I heard since then that he was a Sergeant in the Engineers Corps, you seem to be the only successful one in your class. Grigg I hear is walking around loose in Petersburg. I am sure no one at the \"V.M.I.\" was glad at your leaving, indeed I heard some express their regret at it. Your old room is vacant. Sally Crawford and Lieut. Steptoe (new Sub) occupy No. 20 together, the former remains very quiet, is swelling on his bars and escorting the ladies home from church, etc. I do not know his qualifications as professor. The occupants of 23 all send their kindest regards. Pat Shafer has just come from the Hospital where he had been confined for several weeks with a severe attack of pneumonia, we thought at one time that he intended leaving us. Blum has been reinstated, but Spex refused to let him go on with the 2nd Class, so he has resigned, he\nsays he will accept a Sergeancy if you will give it to him. Capt. Whitwell\nhas recently returned from furlough accompanied by his lady, they are boarding at the Lexington Hotel. Miss Logan and Mr. Davidson were recently married also, the former I expect you know, a refugee from Winchester. What do you think of the recent law of Congress in regard to the Currency, taxes, etc? I am extremely glad that it will reduce the price of goods. The Steamer which has been as long on the way from Europe has recently arrived, but was destroyed for the goods falling into yankee hands, there were on board all the goods which we needed, the finest english gray cloth, etc. but unfortunately all were lost so I have given up on the idea of wearing a fine suit again.","Spex is still shipping indiscriminately, sometimes twelve or fifteen daily, rats are also reporting in numbers.","Patsy says he will accept an Orderly Sergeant's place if you will give it him, but he adds \"if he can do no better.\" Ross desires his kindest regards to you. I must close, though it is the 22nd, my time is limited. If I do leave, which I confidently expect to do, will write you immediately. I am anxious to be with you. I hope you will write me as often as possible, your letters will always be agreeable.","I am, as ever, \nYour Sincere friend \nLawrence Royster","Va. Mil. Institute \nApril 10th 1864","Dear Roller, \nYour last letter was received several days since and wishing to keep up a more regular correspondence between us, I answer your letter at the first opportunity and hope you will not delay writing a reply to this as long as you did my previous one, although your excuse for doing so was a good as well as a sufficient one. No news worthy of notice has taken place since last writing to you, but the old V.M.I still keeps up her notoriety for rumors and there are a thousand and one afloat about going on marches etc., which I would not like to enumerate, and were I so disposed, I think time and paper would fail me before I accomplished that end. But there is one which if true will wreck all the hopes I have been sustaining for the last six months and before which the pleasure of a long vacation will go \"glimmering like all things that were\": it is that no furloughs will be granted this summer and that our usual vacation of two months will either be spent in Gen. Lee's or Gen. Imboden's camp. This rumor is said to have good foundation, for those who were most interested were watching her with an eagle's eye and after having poised herself above the V.M.I. for some time during which many feathers were plucked from her wing, she was seen to direct her course toward Col. Preston's where she rested from his labors. There was another last week that we were going on a march and this one came from the direction of Gen. Smith's and with such force against barracks that some of her feathers are still visible on the stoops. Numerous others are afloat but as I said before to enumerate them would take more time than I have at my disposal.","With regard to your inquiry about Prince, I have not heard from him since he left nor have I seen any one who has; but I reckon he is having a good time wherever he is as he always takes things easy. Crawford resigned a few weeks since and has again entered the army as a private; Col. John Ross has been appointed to fill his vacancy. Old Max studies as hard as ever and talks\nas much about being found [deficient], but I believe they would put him through even if he were deficient on account of his good conduct. He received a letter from you a few days since and says he will answer it soon. I am very glad you like my uncle as I expected you would. I think you estimate his services too highly when you say that he deserves more of the credit for the defense of Charleston tho' he has done a great deal towards it. I hardly ever hear from him except though you and therefore your letters\nare doubly acceptable. Give my best to him when you next see him. With best wishes for your future prosperity I remain,","Yours truly, A.W. Overton","\"V.M.I.\" April 21st 1864","My Dear Roller, \nYour kind and interesting letter should have had a more speedy reply, but as the examination approaches, I am more and more busy every day. The Class has lost a great deal of time and consequently will not have so much to review in. We are now in the field surveying, have not yet finished Shades and Shadows. The weather has been during the past month colder than I have felt\nfor eight years even in the depth of winter. The mountains in sight are still covered with snow, and today is the only mild and clear day that we have had for over one month, and notwithstanding this we have not had fire since Christmas, and during the deep snows we had suspension of all duties for several days at a time. The cold was so severe that it was impossible to study, a great many went to bed in order to keep warm. This together with Col. Massie's sickness has thrown the 3rd class back very much, so now the hard work comes.","Since you left quite a change has taken place in the Faculty. Lt. Col. Ross has been appointed assistant Prof. Math 4th Class in your place; Sal Crawford received a commission in his old regiment and resigned about a month ago. Dr. Ross is Asst. prof French as well as Asst. Surgeon.","Spex is still very fond of his \"reviews and parades.\" Not long since Gen. Rosser's Cavalry Brigade came through here and encamped about ten or twelve miles beyond Lexington, by Spex's invitation he reviewed the Corps and inspected the barracks. Several days afterwards, he presented the Corps with a flag captured in battle from 164th New York Regiment as a trophy; the\npresentation speech was very fine indeed, it took place under guard tree before a very large crowd. Scott Shipp received it and replied; his was also very good but he was very much excited though, however it was his first speech in public. After the ceremony was over the Cavalry made a charge in field in front of barracks to give us an idea of it. But the idea, Roller, of the Corps of Cadets receiving a trophy taken by our troops in the field from the yankees; it looked like saying, \"Well, you are too weak and afraid to do any thing of this yourselves, so we will make you a present of one,\" I feel that it is a disgrace to the Corps. The speaker alluded in such a touching manner to the precious blood which was spilt in taking it, and of the Col. falling in the charge. That night he invited the officers of the Institute and the 1st Class to attend a party at the house where he was staying, but as all could not attend, Spex allowed only the four Captains and Adjt. to go. Several days afterwards he invited Spex to review his\nbrigade, and the officers and 1st Class again to dine with him, which as many as could conveniently do so, very readily accepted of.","I should like very much to enjoy those nice vegetables and fish you were speaking of, it certainly would be a great treat, especially when everything is so high and scarce, we are nearer starving here than ever before, a piece of beef frequently comes on the table for nine men which candidly speaking I could easily cover with one hand. If the school cannot be maintained on a better scale, I think they had as well close it. It is rumored and I partly believe it that instead of giving the Corps furlough next summer,\nwe are to be sent in a body to Gen. Lee's army. We have not had a march since December last, which I think I gave you an account of. Err this reaches you I imagine you will have received some news from the two grand armies on the Potomac, we are of opinion that it will be the greatest of the war up to this time. May Heaven give us the victory! Many thanks to you for your kind offer, it will be very acceptable. I will inform you immediately of the result of the examination after I know my fate, should I be unsuccessful will go directly from here to Charleston, so in your next letter write me what to equip myself with before leaving and what articles I can procure in Charleston as I do not want to carry more than is necessary.","There are now about fifty odd in the third class and I do not think Massie will pass more than twenty. I know he intends making a most \"awful rake.\" I must not neglect to tell you of the marriage of Miss Sanders (I suppose you remember her) to Capt. Contri an Italian on Gen. Morgan's staff. They say he is a very accomplished and gallant man, fought fourteen pitched battles in Europe, was in Crimean war etc., that is all I know however. They were here today. The Commandant's Office is now a reception room for all visitors, they are not allowed to come into barracks during study hours under any pretence whatever.","How are you progressing with the ladies now or do you visit them at all? As for myself, I have long since abandoned all thoughts of them, scarcely even look at them, you know how fatal they are. I have many things to write, but it is almost 11 o'clock PM and this is the last chance I will have to write for sometime to come. Finished my day's survey in[--] rather earlier today or would not have had this [missing word]. Write me as often as you can.","Your sincere friend, \nLawrence Royster","Sam Hopkins who was here last year, after being confined in some Yankee prison for several months returned home and died two days after.","Camp Stevens- Richmond \nMay 3, 1864","Dear Roller, \nYour esteemed favor did not reach me as soon as it would, had I not been absent on duty when it reached Camp. I hope you will pardon the delay on that account.","I must confess, I have been sadly disappointed in my calculations. When I resigned at the Institute, I was confident of a position in the Engineers. Alas! For the uncertainty of human expectations! I had thought very seriously of joining the Infantry, as a private, \u0026 but for the remonstrances of my parents, think I would have. There is little, well, I see none, chance of promotion in this service unless specially favored, which I have no right to expect. But I am not murmuring. I will be contented, if I only get through this struggle safe. It would afford you little interest, \u0026 cause me more mortification, to detail to you the many ways in which I have been\ndeceived. If I could only forget the many apparently bright prospects which have been offered me, I should feel at least condoled, but memory still sings out \"he, who tries to better a good condition, often renders it worse.\"","Your very kind offers in my behalf, I can assure you, are highly appreciated, \u0026 nothing would give me more pleasure than to be with you, I hope it may be so.","We are anxiously awaiting the result of the impending issue in Northern Virginia. I may say, in truth, never was so much anxiety manifested in any one battle. That we shall be victorious is my confident belief. We had some little excitement in this immediate locality last week, occasioned by the appearance of the enemy in some force at our positions [?] on the Pamunky. It turned out, however, to be a slight demonstration. Nothing else of special interest. Beckham \u0026 Boyd send their regards. Crawford has left the\nInstitute, he failed to get a detail. Write soon \u0026 let me know all.","Your sincere friend, \nJ.B. Prince","Grassy Dale Va., May 17th 1864","My Dear Son, \nIt has now been two weeks since we heard from you, but we suppose you have written but owing to the Raiders destroying the Rail Roads around Richmond we have no mail communication with the South. Since I wrote to you from Charlottesville we have had an exciting time in the Valley. I heard at Charlottesville that the Yankee Genl. Sigel was advancing up the Valley. When I returned to Staunton I found Genl. John C. Breckinridge at that point with two Brigade of Infantry and 12 pieces of Artillery. They left Staunton on Friday last and encamped at Mt. Crawford that night and left early the next morning and encamped that night at Lacy Springs and commenced their march next (Sunday) morning at one o'clock and halted a little below Tenth Legion and remained in that position until Gen. Breckinridge had news from the front.","To get you to understand the situation of things I will go back several days and give you a History of Gen. Imboden's doings. Gen. Imboden found out that the yankees were advancing in three columns, one up the Page, one up the Hardy \u0026 Pendleton Valley, and the main force up our valley. Gen. Imboden by forced marches fell upon the column (all Cavalry) near Moorefield very\nunexpectedly, routed them completely, and pursued them within 6 or 7 miles of Romney, in this time capturing all their train which he had to destroy, having no horses to bring out the wagon.","He then returned to the Valley traveling day \u0026 night, and only stopping long enough to graze his horses, and returned to the Valley in time to attack the column coming up the Page valley. Before Sigel's forces got up to New Market he attacked the column and utterly routed it, scattering it in the mountains and captured on Friday about 100 of them with about 200 fine cavalry horses. He attacked them on Friday night and on Saturday picked up the prisoners and would have gotten more but Sigel advanced and our forces had to fall back on this side of New Market, our men making a very stubborn resistance but was forced to fall back about 8 o'clock on Saturday night to a point 3 miles this side [of] New Market, the yankees having possession of the town during the night. This now gives you to understand the position of things and I will now commence where I left off with Gen. Breckinridge's troops.","Gen. Breckinridge advanced with his troops a little after day light and not wishing to be tedious he maneuvered his forces from one point to another until about 12 O'clock, when he attacked the enemy with his artillery. Having gotten the [heights] back of the town and after an artillery duel of perhaps one hour, the Cadets from Lexington with the 62 Regiment (Col. Smith's Regiment) charged one of the yank's Batteries. They captured it, but lost heavily, the cadets lost 5 killed and 39 wounded, some of them seriously, your friend Cary Watson Adjutant of the Battalion with Col. Shipp leading the Charge, they both came out safe except Col. Shipp had a slight scratch; Royster also came out unhurt. I give you a list of the killed. Cabell, W.H. McDowell, Crockett, C., Stanard, Jones H. It is said that Col. Gilham and Capt. Sims [Semmes] stayed in the rear where there was no danger.","It was at this time that Gen. Breckinridge commenced pressing the enemy at every point and although they had two to our one we drove them from the field capturing five pieces of their Artillery, 111 prisoners and leaving nearly all of their killed and wounded upon the field and in order to make good their retreat burned the bridge over the river. An Officer reports to me today that Sigel is retreating to Winchester in great haste, reporting that we have 30,000 men while we had not more than 4,000 in the fight, our\nreserve having never been brought into action. Gen. Breckinridge's forces are [returning?] up the Valley, whether they go to reinforce Gen. Lee or go to some other point. I went down the Valley with General Breckinridge having gone down with him at his request and was with him most of the time during the fight. I came home last night having left New Market about 1 o'clock\nyesterday. We have had and will continue to have heavy fighting in Virginia, but of the final result no one doubts but we will be successful. We have driven them and at least [repulsed?] them at every point. We are all well. Write soon and often.","Your father","Josie sends her love, so do all the rest. I hope when I write again to be able to give you the glorious news that we have driven the yanks from Virginia soil.","Richmond July 28 1864","My Dear Roller, \nYour letter sent by Overton was duly received and contents noted. I have inquired of the Express Company in regard to your trunk, they tell me that it will be safe to send the blankets in it. In regard to your jacket and vest, you merely told me to order them without saying how I was to send them or whether I was to pay for them. I have seen Doherty in regard to them and he can make them out of excellent cloth for $250 so they will be ready in a few days. I will wait until I hear from you before I ship any of the things, if you say so I can put both blankets \u0026 clothes in the trunk, let me hear immediately and I will attend to all with great pleasure. I should like very much to go over to see you, but cannot possibly do so, though I do not intend to remain here idle longer than the first of August. I am ashamed of it, will return to Lexington and remain there in camp first.","I have not seen Overton since the school closed. About two dozen of the boys are staying here. Speaking of the appointments, a good many of them surprised me, though I am very well satisfied with what I got, I don't care much however, you know kissing goes by favor. There are eight privates now in the first class, but it is my private belief that the Institute will not be in operation again until the was is over, although they have made arrangements to carry it on, books cloth and provisions an all wanting.","I am glad your Father did not suffer by the yankees. Mother lost absolutely every thing she had, and is now a refugee here, sick too, they not only stole all provision, and stock she had, but went about the house breaking up what they could find and then had the assurance to ask my sister if she could not furnish them with a snack of ham. Roller, if I am ever spared to get into yankee land, I will respect nothing but a woman's person, I'll break, pillage and plunder. My Mother, from living in luxury at home, is now\nforced to the necessity of borrowing a wagon to get home in, and I don't know what she is going to live on after she gets there.","Speaking of old \"23,\" she did [ro__] this time, if the appointments are permanent (which I doubt) but I am afraid Pat will not stand first, I think Davis will get him. Pat has been thinking too much of Miss Mollie, she will ruin him I am afraid, or rather has done so. I will write you a letter in a few days.","Sincerely, Your friend \nLawrence Royster \nAddress \nCare, Purcell, Ladd \u0026 Co.","Corps Cadets Camp on Intermediate Line \nNear Richmond Dec. 7th 1864","My Dear Roller, \nI am really ashamed at the idea of neglecting your letter for so long a time, but out here even I scarcely have time to write a letter, so busily are we occupied drilling and having dress parades. Soon after you were at Camp Lee, we moved to this place and it seems impossible, although we have procured the Almshouse for us to get away, we are anxiously expecting a furlough of two weeks to prepare etc. When we will be relieved from duty here I cannot say, we are daily expecting a fight on this line, certainly\nbefore the end of this week. They are making such a stir about our getting the building that I do not expect we will be able to study in peace after we do get there. The provisions and \"we officers\" have all been moved down ready for work but the much persecuted Corps has not been released from the Confederate Authorities yet. Not long since a foreign battalion was raised under Col. Tucker to be stationed in Columbia \u0026 Aiken SC as a garrison. A good many of our boys have accepted positions as Captains and Lieutenants, among them, several of the old class, also Duncan, Brockenbrough, James F., Dinwiddie, Barton, Penn and Tunstall. I came near going myself but concluded not to do so, and now I congratulate myself upon not going. I believe we intend to occupy the Alms House until the spring and then move to Lexington again. I am sure I cannot study much in Richmond, and now I have my fears concerning Calculus etc. as it would be more disgraceful than ever should I fail in that, oh! I do want that diploma so much. I have studied hard for two long years and now do not want to fail. We are to room by company, consequently our old room will greatly, to the regret of all parties, be broken up, Pizzini, Davis and myself being in different companies. With that\nexception I have as pleasant a room as I could desire. Stuart, Echols, Etheredge, Royster, Ridley R., James J., Jarratt \u0026 Peirce, the officers and non-commissioned of \"B\" Co. The house is an elegant building, much more than old barracks. We will also have to study on Saturday which I do not like much. That fine breakfast on Saturday will be knocked in the head then.","Ross \u0026 Echols desire to be remembered to you."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn E. Roller personal papers, 1862-1910. MS 0171. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["John E. Roller personal papers, 1862-1910. MS 0171. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe John E. Roller papers include:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCivil War era letters from cadet friends concerning life at VMI\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCivil War dispatches and telegrams that date from Roller's service with the Confederate States of America engineers, including one document signed by General Robert E. 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Roller should join the Army.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten from VMI, Lexington, VIrginia. In the letter, John E. Roller submits a report concerning the theft of Commandant records.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten from Richmond, Virginia. Letter congratulates John E. Roller on his Army commission.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter discusses examinations and mutual friends at VMI.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter regards results of examinations and that Lawrence Royster is considering leaving VMI.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter regards academic problems, uncertainty about staying at VMI, and mentions several recent graduates and cadets.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter discusses rumors about deployment of cadets and cadets who have left VMI.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter regards academics, changes in faculty, and cadet life.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten from Camp Stephens, Richmond, Virginia. Joseph B. Prince recently resigned from a teaching job at VMI to join the Army, but is disappointed in his Army position.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten from Grassy Dale, Virginia. Letter reports news of fighting in the Shenandoah Valley between forces of General Breckinridge and General Sigel. The letter also mentions the Battle of New Market.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten from Richmond, Virginia. Letter regards Hunter's Raid and family news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten from Richmond, Virginia. Letter regards travel to VMI's temporary headquarters at the Alms House in Richmond.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents include Richard L. Gray, Nannie Lewis, G. W. Berlin, and C. L. Hammond.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes dispatches, notes, and telegrams.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter regards receipt of recommendations.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCertifies Thomas Hubbard, born in Caswell County, North Carolina.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDispatch reports on enemy strength.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDocument requests for officer to be assigned at Weldon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten near Drewry's Bluff, Virginia. Regards enemy naval forces.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"I have telegraphed Hampton to return to Richmond. Send for him. Young's brigade under Col. Wright cannot be far in advance of Richmond. Get your Cavalry together, aid it with the Infantry, and drive back enemy.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScouting report.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDispatch regards transportation for officer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDispatch regards a matter pending before the War Department.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDispatch regards a personnel request.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDispatch regards a request for ammunition.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDispatch directs W. Brown to send forge to Dunlap's Crossing, Georgia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDispatch requests map of Dinwiddie, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDispatch requests \"all amputating sets on hand.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"If you should receive an unintelligible signal dispatch from Gen. 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Roller papers include:\n Civil War era letters from cadet friends concerning life at VMI Civil War dispatches and telegrams that date from Roller's service with the Confederate States of America engineers, including one document signed by General Robert E. Lee One scrapbook (circa 1910) that contains clippings about Civil War battles, veterans, unit reunions, monument dedications, and other related information Two photographs, one of Confederate soldier Lieutenant Colonel Samuel T. Walker (10th Virginia Infantry Regiment) and one of the Virginia Legislature Centennial Committee (1871) Holograph text of a cadet literary-debating society speech delivered by Cadet Norwood B. Randolph in 1870 Other items","Written from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter regards cadet life and the upcoming inauguration of Jefferson Davis.","Written from Staunton, Virginia. Letter regards Peter S. Roller's inability to supply General Francis H. Smith with hired or slave labor. Letter also includes a discussion of when John E. Roller should join the Army.","Written from VMI, Lexington, VIrginia. In the letter, John E. Roller submits a report concerning the theft of Commandant records.","Written from Richmond, Virginia. Letter congratulates John E. Roller on his Army commission.","Written from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter discusses examinations and mutual friends at VMI.","Written from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter regards results of examinations and that Lawrence Royster is considering leaving VMI.","Written from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter regards academic problems, uncertainty about staying at VMI, and mentions several recent graduates and cadets.","Written from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter discusses rumors about deployment of cadets and cadets who have left VMI.","Written from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter regards academics, changes in faculty, and cadet life.","Written from Camp Stephens, Richmond, Virginia. Joseph B. Prince recently resigned from a teaching job at VMI to join the Army, but is disappointed in his Army position.","Written from Grassy Dale, Virginia. Letter reports news of fighting in the Shenandoah Valley between forces of General Breckinridge and General Sigel. The letter also mentions the Battle of New Market.","Written from Richmond, Virginia. Letter regards Hunter's Raid and family news.","Written from Richmond, Virginia. Letter regards travel to VMI's temporary headquarters at the Alms House in Richmond.","Correspondents include Richard L. Gray, Nannie Lewis, G. W. Berlin, and C. L. Hammond.","Includes dispatches, notes, and telegrams.","Letter regards receipt of recommendations.","Certifies Thomas Hubbard, born in Caswell County, North Carolina.","Dispatch reports on enemy strength.","Document requests for officer to be assigned at Weldon.","Written near Drewry's Bluff, Virginia. Regards enemy naval forces.","\"I have telegraphed Hampton to return to Richmond. Send for him. Young's brigade under Col. Wright cannot be far in advance of Richmond. Get your Cavalry together, aid it with the Infantry, and drive back enemy.\"","Scouting report.","Dispatch regards transportation for officer.","Dispatch regards a matter pending before the War Department.","Dispatch regards a personnel request.","Dispatch regards a request for ammunition.","Dispatch directs W. Brown to send forge to Dunlap's Crossing, Georgia.","Dispatch requests map of Dinwiddie, Virginia.","Dispatch requests \"all amputating sets on hand.\"","\"If you should receive an unintelligible signal dispatch from Gen. Beauregard tonight or in morning take no notice of it- it is sent for a purpose.\"","Dispatch explains that Mayo is too sick to attend court.","Dispatch conveys instructions and reprimand.","Dispatch regards troop movements.","Dispatch requests five dollar notes.","Scrapbook contains clippings about Civil War battles, veterans, unit reunions, monument dedications, and related information.","Samuel T. Walker (1830-1863) served with the 10th Virginia Infantry Regiment and was killed in action at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia in May 1863.","Includes holograph text of a cadet literary-debating society speech delivered by Norwood B. Randolph in 1870, and other items."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eManuscript collections in the VMI Archives are made available for educational and research use. The VMI Archives should be cited as the source. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any copyright holders. 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Army—Corps of Engineers","Virginia—History—Civil War, 1861-1865","United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865","Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1860-1869","United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Personal narratives—Confederate","Correspondence","Dispatches","Scrapbooks","Telegrams","Speeches, Addresses, etc.","Photographs","There are no restrictions.","A portion of the John E. Roller personal papers are avaliable \n online .","Letter regards a meeting.","John Edwin Roller was born in Rockingham County, Virginia on October 5, 1844 to Peter Samuel Roller and Frances Allebach. In the summer of 1861, although underage for service, he briefly served with Company I of the First Virginia Cavalry, Confederate States of America. On December 31, 1861, Roller entered VMI as a second classman and graduated in July 1863. He subsequently taught mathematics at VMI for a few months, and then was appointed as a 2nd Lieutenant, Company G, 2nd Confederate States Engineers in October 1863. He served as an engineer officer in the Army of Northern Virginia until the end of the Civil War, and was paroled at Appomattox, Virginia.","After the War, Roller he studied law at the University of Virginia and practiced law in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He also served in the Virginia State Legislature and was a Brigadier General in the state militia. Roller was widely known in the Harrisonburg community as \"General Roller.\" He died in Harrisonburg on August 10, 1918.","No. 28 V.M.I. Jan 24th 1862","Dear Parents, \nAs I could not finish on a half sheet I concluded I would commence on this as I had several things to write about yet. You enquired in your last about bedding. I have obtained a mattress and have plenty of cover. I put two of my blankets in my trunk in the arsenal because I did not need them. Only one trunk is allowed to a room and I had to send mine to the arsenal. I wish you had the big one at home, for I have not a thing in it. We are not allowed to go to town only on Saturday, when I will see about those slippers, though I think I can do without them very well. I wish I had kept a pair of citizens pants here as I could save my cadet pants very much by wearing them. But it is not worth while to try to send them to me now.","I will try and make out with what I have now. Tell John Carpenter I still think of his promise. I wonder if George would not like to come here, there are several fellows here from the 1st regiment, who got off to come here and if George will come, I will try and get him an appointment. I should like it very much to have him here with me.","You want to know what arrangements they have that cadets are not allowed to come home in two years, I will try and send you a catalogue, so that you may see how it is. I have to study very hard but I like the place better every day. I made a \"perfect\" today. Remember me to Cousin A.B. and all my friends. I hope he will succeed well with his school. R.A. Crawford says I must remember him to A.B. and ask him if he received his \"Phonography.\" I wish you'd send me the Register every week. I do not get to see a paper here hardly and the Register would seem so familiar to me. If you see something really good in the Dispatch, I wish you would send that sometimes too. I wish you would send some soap, whenever you send me that studying gown. A piece or two of that old \"homemade\" would save some little money for soap is high here. But I must close this letter, as the mail box will soon be shut. Excuse it if you please, for it is badly connected, but that could not be helped for I had to write it whenever I had the chance. Write soon to me and give me the news. Much love to all and a kiss for \"brother.\"","Your affectionate son, J.E. Roller","I can't think of any name for brother yet. Tell me in your next what you think of calling him. I [seem] to have forgotten to mention to you that that it is rumored that the Cadets will be invited to Richmond the 22nd of Feb. to see Jeff Davis inaugurated, but it is not generally believed. I wish they would for it will be a grand sight and a great honor to witness the inauguration of what will be one of the greatest powers in the world. \nJ.E.Roller","Staunton, Va. \nStaunton Aug. 25th 1862","My Dear Son \nYour letter to your ma was duly received. In reply to your inquiry about negroes for Genl. Smith, I know of none that can be hired or none that could be bought at this time. If I should hear of any I will write again. Had I known it a week earlier I think I could have gotten several men for him belonging to a party in Loudoun County.","I have not been to Harrisonburg since you wrote about the goods for Pantaloons, and as the season is so far advanced and as you have a prospect of getting other clothing for winter I have concluded not to buy it unless you think you shall need it.","The Mt. Crawford company has been exchanged and I understand that Mr. Blackford has succeeded in getting quite a number of them to join his company. If you have a desire to join his company as first Lieutenant perhaps it would be the best thing you could do. I think it will be best for you to consult Genl. Smith about it. He knows best what your chances would be for a situation after [you graduate]. If you have to enter the service [missing word] it would be better to go into it [now] and get hardened to the service before the cold weather sets in. However, if Genl. Smith thinks you had better stay until you graduate, I shall say to Mr. Blackford as soon as I see him, I will say to him if he will have you appointed that you shall have the privilege of accepting it. I will write again as soon as I see him and let you know what the prospects are of you getting an appointment. George Carpenter could not get out of the army he being a conscript and no provisions being made by Congress for young men wishing to go to the Military Institution. I am though with the Dam and have the Mill running again. \nYours in haste, P.S. Roller","V.M. Institute \nMarch 18th 1863","The following is a true statement of the facts with regard to my tour of O.D. on the 16th inst. and in connection with the removal of reports from the Commandant's office. I marched on O.D. at the usual time on Monday morning, and from that time until the recreation drum at 4 PM, I was either in Mr. Grigg's room, the Commandant's office, or in front of the Barracks (several hours spent either in section room, Mess Hall, or my own room), with the exceptions of the following times, viz.-- from 8-9 in Col. Williamson's section room, from 10-11 in Col. Preston's, from 12 to 1 in Col. Gilham's, and from 1-2 spent partly in Mess Hall and partly in room. I attended all C.P.s and looked up absentees and went in the Commandant's office frequently during the day","Sometime in the morning, I cannot state positively the precise time, though I think between 9 and 10 o'clock AM, upon entering the Commandant's office, I saw one of the fatigue sentinels standing at the desk, with a key in the keyhole. I did not see him have the desk open, nor did I see him have any reports. I remarked to him, \"What are you doing? Do you not know that you are responsible for those reports.\" He replied that he was not stealing reports, but that he just wanted to see if his key would fit the lock. I said nothing more, but turned around immediately and went out.","From 4 o'clock until E.P., I was in my room and went from there to Supper in the Mess Hall, after which I returned to my room (where I remained) until the Study Drum was beaten, when I went down to Mr. Grigg's room and remained there until 11 o'clock. And after spending 10 or 15 minutes in quieting noise, receiving reports of inspectors, seeing the sentinels challenge properly, I went to my room and retired for the night.","I arose about 5 minutes to 7 o' clock and left my room about 15 minutes after and proceeded to Mr. Beckham's room to see some Engineering plates which he had, and from there went to Mess Hall to breakfast, being just in time to meet the corps as it was leaving the Hall. After B. I marched of O.D. and on enquiring of Mr. Shaw for the Guard Book was told that Major Ship had it and also that the reports had been removed, which was the first intimation I had rec'd of the fact. I know not even the slightest circumstance upon which to ground even a suspicion, except the above circumstance, but in justice I feel bound to say, that I could not give any positive evidence that the desk had been opened by him or whether his key fit the lock, and can conscientiously express the belief that he was not the one who removed the reports after E.P., or before E.P. \u0026 [?]. Hoping the\nabove may [prove] \u0026.","J.E. Roller","I forgot to mention that about ten o'clock, seeing the Orderlies Delinquencies laying outside the desk, and knowing that I was responsible for them, I got Mr. Grigg's key and placed them in the desk. Mr. Shaw and two of sentinels were present at the time. I am unable to say how the books came there, and according to the best of my recollection. I saw them there after I saw Mr. Turner at the desk. I do not pretend to say that he placed them there, or that there were left there by the Com't. I merely make the statement and leave the inferences to be drawn.","Richmond, Va. \nNov. 8th/63","Dear Roller, \nAllow me to congratulate you upon your success in obtaining a commission. I want to follow your example. A commission is something I have been seeking, ever since we graduated, but all my efforts are unavailing. Will you inform me by what \"slight of hand\" you were so successful. Let me know all the minutiae, the letters you had \u0026 from whom \u0026 to whom they were addressed \u0026\nthe political or rather military friends you employed. Present my kindest regards to Prince, with many wishes for your success \u0026 the hope you may do honor to my class (which you can do)","I am Truly Yr. Friend \u0026 classmate \nW.W. Flannagan \nBox 610","\"V.M.I\" Jan. 6th '64","Dear Roller, \nYour letter was a pleasant surprise. I did not expect it for some time to come, it was received however too late for me to reply by Thursday's mail, the mail is now always a day too late.","Well sir, I enter upon the deep and stormy waters of the Rubicon on tomorrow. I have labored up to this time as diligently as I could, but I never was now fearful of shipwreck before. I leave the result to fate, wherever she casts my lot, I will have to remain satisfied. I will write you the result however immediately it is known, if I should be thrown I will see you a short time after.","Many thanks to you for your kind invitation to visit you as well as the ladies, it would afford me great pleasure, and if possible, I will accept it. Pizzini and myself are just enjoying the contents of two boxes, which \"that confounded packet\" has at last brought to hand, we wish so much that you were here to share it with us. Prince was out frolicking last night until 12 o'clock, so that I could not attend to your messages. This morning I gave him the letter and told him that I intended writing to you and would send any message he might desire, but he said nothing at all. I have delivered your message to Blum and Perkinson. Beckham left last Saturday for Staunton and carried your trunk with him as you directed, I suppose you have received it by this. Smith F. has not written the letter to his brother yet, as soon as he does, I will forward to you if he does not do so himself. I have heard nothing of Crawford since you left. Dick Chaffin was severely wounded in the recent fight near Covington, 'tis thought his leg will have to be amputated. I wish I could have received your letter in time to reply by Thursday's mail as I know you will expect an answer then. I have attended to your little affairs, no trouble I can assure you. If you have other business in this section, let me hear and I will also attend to that. Overton as well as all the occupants of No. 23 send their kindest regards. You will hear from me again by Monday or Tuesday next.","Your sincere friend \nLawrence Royster","V.M.I. Jan. 9th 1864","My dear Roller, \nThe Rubicon I think is crossed though I did not pass as good an examination as I desired, and have had the misfortune to be thrown in the third section, which is terrible, as you know that section is almost always deficient, though I am through yet I am disheartened at the idea of being that low. I stand only 37, which you know is very low, twenty-six were found deficient. I should like very much to join you and go to Charleston, but you know getting through is better than any thing else. If I should not stand a very good chance as June approaches, I shall resign and join you wherever you at all hazards. The idea of going into the last section has made me feel almost as badly as a deficiency, I can assure you. I hope that you will continue to write me after you leave for the army. I will take great pleasure in replying to you whenever it is in my power. I shall always be happy to hear from you. Sally Crawford has arrived. Pizzini passed a very good examination, made 3 on subject, was not questioned. The thought of being in that deficient section and thrown in June, takes away all the pleasure of getting through. I must close. Let me hear from you.","Your sincere friend \nLawrence Royster","V.M.Institute \nMonday Feb. 22nd 1864","My dear Roller, \nThis is the first holyday that has not found me on fatigue guard for some time past so I will take advantage of it by replying to your letter which was received on yesterday morning. The last account I had of you was that you were in Richmond, applying for an office in the Ordnance Department. I am glad to hear that you are busily engaged in your new department. Allow me to thank you most kindly for your wishes for my success here as well as the desire you expressed of having me with you in your new home. Your letter inspired me with an ardent desire to join you. Since you left I have been several times on the eve of resigning and going to Charleston. I was fortunate enough in January to pass an examination, while many others were thrown and had to resign or be sent home. But at the same time I was so unfortunate as to be thrown into the third section. Since then I have labored with unceasing fidelity, but it seems the harder I work, the worse marks I make. I thought Analytical Geometry was hard enough, but Description certainly surpasses it by far, on that subject I am totally in the dark. My low mark and imperfect recitation have discouraged me so much that I have lost all taste for study. I wrote home for advise on resigning, but they wrote back earnestly entreating me to remain until July. However I have no idea that I will take that advice, I may leave at any time. I may leave am\nexceedingly anxious to be with you, and I now promise, if I leave at any time, will join you. It is a struggle between life and death with me now, if I leave, I give up all hope of ever obtaining an education, and seeing you do so well, inspires me with new desire of finishing my education at the \"V.M.I.\" At the same time I am anxious to be with you. If I enter the service at all I shall not even think of applying for an office of any kind, I expect to be a private wherever I go. At the same time accept my most sincere thanks for your kindness in offering me the office of O.S. if you could get it and I would accept it. I would accept it with great pleasure. I\nsometimes give up all hope of passing, and then again think of remaining and taking my chances in June, so I do not know what to be at. I shall consult Spex in a day or two and will be guided very much by what he says; though very little confidence can be put in anything that he says on such a subject as that, I do not suppose he would tell me even what he thought, however I shall try him.","Prince left here about one month ago, I heard since then that he was a Sergeant in the Engineers Corps, you seem to be the only successful one in your class. Grigg I hear is walking around loose in Petersburg. I am sure no one at the \"V.M.I.\" was glad at your leaving, indeed I heard some express their regret at it. Your old room is vacant. Sally Crawford and Lieut. Steptoe (new Sub) occupy No. 20 together, the former remains very quiet, is swelling on his bars and escorting the ladies home from church, etc. I do not know his qualifications as professor. The occupants of 23 all send their kindest regards. Pat Shafer has just come from the Hospital where he had been confined for several weeks with a severe attack of pneumonia, we thought at one time that he intended leaving us. Blum has been reinstated, but Spex refused to let him go on with the 2nd Class, so he has resigned, he\nsays he will accept a Sergeancy if you will give it to him. Capt. Whitwell\nhas recently returned from furlough accompanied by his lady, they are boarding at the Lexington Hotel. Miss Logan and Mr. Davidson were recently married also, the former I expect you know, a refugee from Winchester. What do you think of the recent law of Congress in regard to the Currency, taxes, etc? I am extremely glad that it will reduce the price of goods. The Steamer which has been as long on the way from Europe has recently arrived, but was destroyed for the goods falling into yankee hands, there were on board all the goods which we needed, the finest english gray cloth, etc. but unfortunately all were lost so I have given up on the idea of wearing a fine suit again.","Spex is still shipping indiscriminately, sometimes twelve or fifteen daily, rats are also reporting in numbers.","Patsy says he will accept an Orderly Sergeant's place if you will give it him, but he adds \"if he can do no better.\" Ross desires his kindest regards to you. I must close, though it is the 22nd, my time is limited. If I do leave, which I confidently expect to do, will write you immediately. I am anxious to be with you. I hope you will write me as often as possible, your letters will always be agreeable.","I am, as ever, \nYour Sincere friend \nLawrence Royster","Va. Mil. Institute \nApril 10th 1864","Dear Roller, \nYour last letter was received several days since and wishing to keep up a more regular correspondence between us, I answer your letter at the first opportunity and hope you will not delay writing a reply to this as long as you did my previous one, although your excuse for doing so was a good as well as a sufficient one. No news worthy of notice has taken place since last writing to you, but the old V.M.I still keeps up her notoriety for rumors and there are a thousand and one afloat about going on marches etc., which I would not like to enumerate, and were I so disposed, I think time and paper would fail me before I accomplished that end. But there is one which if true will wreck all the hopes I have been sustaining for the last six months and before which the pleasure of a long vacation will go \"glimmering like all things that were\": it is that no furloughs will be granted this summer and that our usual vacation of two months will either be spent in Gen. Lee's or Gen. Imboden's camp. This rumor is said to have good foundation, for those who were most interested were watching her with an eagle's eye and after having poised herself above the V.M.I. for some time during which many feathers were plucked from her wing, she was seen to direct her course toward Col. Preston's where she rested from his labors. There was another last week that we were going on a march and this one came from the direction of Gen. Smith's and with such force against barracks that some of her feathers are still visible on the stoops. Numerous others are afloat but as I said before to enumerate them would take more time than I have at my disposal.","With regard to your inquiry about Prince, I have not heard from him since he left nor have I seen any one who has; but I reckon he is having a good time wherever he is as he always takes things easy. Crawford resigned a few weeks since and has again entered the army as a private; Col. John Ross has been appointed to fill his vacancy. Old Max studies as hard as ever and talks\nas much about being found [deficient], but I believe they would put him through even if he were deficient on account of his good conduct. He received a letter from you a few days since and says he will answer it soon. I am very glad you like my uncle as I expected you would. I think you estimate his services too highly when you say that he deserves more of the credit for the defense of Charleston tho' he has done a great deal towards it. I hardly ever hear from him except though you and therefore your letters\nare doubly acceptable. Give my best to him when you next see him. With best wishes for your future prosperity I remain,","Yours truly, A.W. Overton","\"V.M.I.\" April 21st 1864","My Dear Roller, \nYour kind and interesting letter should have had a more speedy reply, but as the examination approaches, I am more and more busy every day. The Class has lost a great deal of time and consequently will not have so much to review in. We are now in the field surveying, have not yet finished Shades and Shadows. The weather has been during the past month colder than I have felt\nfor eight years even in the depth of winter. The mountains in sight are still covered with snow, and today is the only mild and clear day that we have had for over one month, and notwithstanding this we have not had fire since Christmas, and during the deep snows we had suspension of all duties for several days at a time. The cold was so severe that it was impossible to study, a great many went to bed in order to keep warm. This together with Col. Massie's sickness has thrown the 3rd class back very much, so now the hard work comes.","Since you left quite a change has taken place in the Faculty. Lt. Col. Ross has been appointed assistant Prof. Math 4th Class in your place; Sal Crawford received a commission in his old regiment and resigned about a month ago. Dr. Ross is Asst. prof French as well as Asst. Surgeon.","Spex is still very fond of his \"reviews and parades.\" Not long since Gen. Rosser's Cavalry Brigade came through here and encamped about ten or twelve miles beyond Lexington, by Spex's invitation he reviewed the Corps and inspected the barracks. Several days afterwards, he presented the Corps with a flag captured in battle from 164th New York Regiment as a trophy; the\npresentation speech was very fine indeed, it took place under guard tree before a very large crowd. Scott Shipp received it and replied; his was also very good but he was very much excited though, however it was his first speech in public. After the ceremony was over the Cavalry made a charge in field in front of barracks to give us an idea of it. But the idea, Roller, of the Corps of Cadets receiving a trophy taken by our troops in the field from the yankees; it looked like saying, \"Well, you are too weak and afraid to do any thing of this yourselves, so we will make you a present of one,\" I feel that it is a disgrace to the Corps. The speaker alluded in such a touching manner to the precious blood which was spilt in taking it, and of the Col. falling in the charge. That night he invited the officers of the Institute and the 1st Class to attend a party at the house where he was staying, but as all could not attend, Spex allowed only the four Captains and Adjt. to go. Several days afterwards he invited Spex to review his\nbrigade, and the officers and 1st Class again to dine with him, which as many as could conveniently do so, very readily accepted of.","I should like very much to enjoy those nice vegetables and fish you were speaking of, it certainly would be a great treat, especially when everything is so high and scarce, we are nearer starving here than ever before, a piece of beef frequently comes on the table for nine men which candidly speaking I could easily cover with one hand. If the school cannot be maintained on a better scale, I think they had as well close it. It is rumored and I partly believe it that instead of giving the Corps furlough next summer,\nwe are to be sent in a body to Gen. Lee's army. We have not had a march since December last, which I think I gave you an account of. Err this reaches you I imagine you will have received some news from the two grand armies on the Potomac, we are of opinion that it will be the greatest of the war up to this time. May Heaven give us the victory! Many thanks to you for your kind offer, it will be very acceptable. I will inform you immediately of the result of the examination after I know my fate, should I be unsuccessful will go directly from here to Charleston, so in your next letter write me what to equip myself with before leaving and what articles I can procure in Charleston as I do not want to carry more than is necessary.","There are now about fifty odd in the third class and I do not think Massie will pass more than twenty. I know he intends making a most \"awful rake.\" I must not neglect to tell you of the marriage of Miss Sanders (I suppose you remember her) to Capt. Contri an Italian on Gen. Morgan's staff. They say he is a very accomplished and gallant man, fought fourteen pitched battles in Europe, was in Crimean war etc., that is all I know however. They were here today. The Commandant's Office is now a reception room for all visitors, they are not allowed to come into barracks during study hours under any pretence whatever.","How are you progressing with the ladies now or do you visit them at all? As for myself, I have long since abandoned all thoughts of them, scarcely even look at them, you know how fatal they are. I have many things to write, but it is almost 11 o'clock PM and this is the last chance I will have to write for sometime to come. Finished my day's survey in[--] rather earlier today or would not have had this [missing word]. Write me as often as you can.","Your sincere friend, \nLawrence Royster","Sam Hopkins who was here last year, after being confined in some Yankee prison for several months returned home and died two days after.","Camp Stevens- Richmond \nMay 3, 1864","Dear Roller, \nYour esteemed favor did not reach me as soon as it would, had I not been absent on duty when it reached Camp. I hope you will pardon the delay on that account.","I must confess, I have been sadly disappointed in my calculations. When I resigned at the Institute, I was confident of a position in the Engineers. Alas! For the uncertainty of human expectations! I had thought very seriously of joining the Infantry, as a private, \u0026 but for the remonstrances of my parents, think I would have. There is little, well, I see none, chance of promotion in this service unless specially favored, which I have no right to expect. But I am not murmuring. I will be contented, if I only get through this struggle safe. It would afford you little interest, \u0026 cause me more mortification, to detail to you the many ways in which I have been\ndeceived. If I could only forget the many apparently bright prospects which have been offered me, I should feel at least condoled, but memory still sings out \"he, who tries to better a good condition, often renders it worse.\"","Your very kind offers in my behalf, I can assure you, are highly appreciated, \u0026 nothing would give me more pleasure than to be with you, I hope it may be so.","We are anxiously awaiting the result of the impending issue in Northern Virginia. I may say, in truth, never was so much anxiety manifested in any one battle. That we shall be victorious is my confident belief. We had some little excitement in this immediate locality last week, occasioned by the appearance of the enemy in some force at our positions [?] on the Pamunky. It turned out, however, to be a slight demonstration. Nothing else of special interest. Beckham \u0026 Boyd send their regards. Crawford has left the\nInstitute, he failed to get a detail. Write soon \u0026 let me know all.","Your sincere friend, \nJ.B. Prince","Grassy Dale Va., May 17th 1864","My Dear Son, \nIt has now been two weeks since we heard from you, but we suppose you have written but owing to the Raiders destroying the Rail Roads around Richmond we have no mail communication with the South. Since I wrote to you from Charlottesville we have had an exciting time in the Valley. I heard at Charlottesville that the Yankee Genl. Sigel was advancing up the Valley. When I returned to Staunton I found Genl. John C. Breckinridge at that point with two Brigade of Infantry and 12 pieces of Artillery. They left Staunton on Friday last and encamped at Mt. Crawford that night and left early the next morning and encamped that night at Lacy Springs and commenced their march next (Sunday) morning at one o'clock and halted a little below Tenth Legion and remained in that position until Gen. Breckinridge had news from the front.","To get you to understand the situation of things I will go back several days and give you a History of Gen. Imboden's doings. Gen. Imboden found out that the yankees were advancing in three columns, one up the Page, one up the Hardy \u0026 Pendleton Valley, and the main force up our valley. Gen. Imboden by forced marches fell upon the column (all Cavalry) near Moorefield very\nunexpectedly, routed them completely, and pursued them within 6 or 7 miles of Romney, in this time capturing all their train which he had to destroy, having no horses to bring out the wagon.","He then returned to the Valley traveling day \u0026 night, and only stopping long enough to graze his horses, and returned to the Valley in time to attack the column coming up the Page valley. Before Sigel's forces got up to New Market he attacked the column and utterly routed it, scattering it in the mountains and captured on Friday about 100 of them with about 200 fine cavalry horses. He attacked them on Friday night and on Saturday picked up the prisoners and would have gotten more but Sigel advanced and our forces had to fall back on this side of New Market, our men making a very stubborn resistance but was forced to fall back about 8 o'clock on Saturday night to a point 3 miles this side [of] New Market, the yankees having possession of the town during the night. This now gives you to understand the position of things and I will now commence where I left off with Gen. Breckinridge's troops.","Gen. Breckinridge advanced with his troops a little after day light and not wishing to be tedious he maneuvered his forces from one point to another until about 12 O'clock, when he attacked the enemy with his artillery. Having gotten the [heights] back of the town and after an artillery duel of perhaps one hour, the Cadets from Lexington with the 62 Regiment (Col. Smith's Regiment) charged one of the yank's Batteries. They captured it, but lost heavily, the cadets lost 5 killed and 39 wounded, some of them seriously, your friend Cary Watson Adjutant of the Battalion with Col. Shipp leading the Charge, they both came out safe except Col. Shipp had a slight scratch; Royster also came out unhurt. I give you a list of the killed. Cabell, W.H. McDowell, Crockett, C., Stanard, Jones H. It is said that Col. Gilham and Capt. Sims [Semmes] stayed in the rear where there was no danger.","It was at this time that Gen. Breckinridge commenced pressing the enemy at every point and although they had two to our one we drove them from the field capturing five pieces of their Artillery, 111 prisoners and leaving nearly all of their killed and wounded upon the field and in order to make good their retreat burned the bridge over the river. An Officer reports to me today that Sigel is retreating to Winchester in great haste, reporting that we have 30,000 men while we had not more than 4,000 in the fight, our\nreserve having never been brought into action. Gen. Breckinridge's forces are [returning?] up the Valley, whether they go to reinforce Gen. Lee or go to some other point. I went down the Valley with General Breckinridge having gone down with him at his request and was with him most of the time during the fight. I came home last night having left New Market about 1 o'clock\nyesterday. We have had and will continue to have heavy fighting in Virginia, but of the final result no one doubts but we will be successful. We have driven them and at least [repulsed?] them at every point. We are all well. Write soon and often.","Your father","Josie sends her love, so do all the rest. I hope when I write again to be able to give you the glorious news that we have driven the yanks from Virginia soil.","Richmond July 28 1864","My Dear Roller, \nYour letter sent by Overton was duly received and contents noted. I have inquired of the Express Company in regard to your trunk, they tell me that it will be safe to send the blankets in it. In regard to your jacket and vest, you merely told me to order them without saying how I was to send them or whether I was to pay for them. I have seen Doherty in regard to them and he can make them out of excellent cloth for $250 so they will be ready in a few days. I will wait until I hear from you before I ship any of the things, if you say so I can put both blankets \u0026 clothes in the trunk, let me hear immediately and I will attend to all with great pleasure. I should like very much to go over to see you, but cannot possibly do so, though I do not intend to remain here idle longer than the first of August. I am ashamed of it, will return to Lexington and remain there in camp first.","I have not seen Overton since the school closed. About two dozen of the boys are staying here. Speaking of the appointments, a good many of them surprised me, though I am very well satisfied with what I got, I don't care much however, you know kissing goes by favor. There are eight privates now in the first class, but it is my private belief that the Institute will not be in operation again until the was is over, although they have made arrangements to carry it on, books cloth and provisions an all wanting.","I am glad your Father did not suffer by the yankees. Mother lost absolutely every thing she had, and is now a refugee here, sick too, they not only stole all provision, and stock she had, but went about the house breaking up what they could find and then had the assurance to ask my sister if she could not furnish them with a snack of ham. Roller, if I am ever spared to get into yankee land, I will respect nothing but a woman's person, I'll break, pillage and plunder. My Mother, from living in luxury at home, is now\nforced to the necessity of borrowing a wagon to get home in, and I don't know what she is going to live on after she gets there.","Speaking of old \"23,\" she did [ro__] this time, if the appointments are permanent (which I doubt) but I am afraid Pat will not stand first, I think Davis will get him. Pat has been thinking too much of Miss Mollie, she will ruin him I am afraid, or rather has done so. I will write you a letter in a few days.","Sincerely, Your friend \nLawrence Royster \nAddress \nCare, Purcell, Ladd \u0026 Co.","Corps Cadets Camp on Intermediate Line \nNear Richmond Dec. 7th 1864","My Dear Roller, \nI am really ashamed at the idea of neglecting your letter for so long a time, but out here even I scarcely have time to write a letter, so busily are we occupied drilling and having dress parades. Soon after you were at Camp Lee, we moved to this place and it seems impossible, although we have procured the Almshouse for us to get away, we are anxiously expecting a furlough of two weeks to prepare etc. When we will be relieved from duty here I cannot say, we are daily expecting a fight on this line, certainly\nbefore the end of this week. They are making such a stir about our getting the building that I do not expect we will be able to study in peace after we do get there. The provisions and \"we officers\" have all been moved down ready for work but the much persecuted Corps has not been released from the Confederate Authorities yet. Not long since a foreign battalion was raised under Col. Tucker to be stationed in Columbia \u0026 Aiken SC as a garrison. A good many of our boys have accepted positions as Captains and Lieutenants, among them, several of the old class, also Duncan, Brockenbrough, James F., Dinwiddie, Barton, Penn and Tunstall. I came near going myself but concluded not to do so, and now I congratulate myself upon not going. I believe we intend to occupy the Alms House until the spring and then move to Lexington again. I am sure I cannot study much in Richmond, and now I have my fears concerning Calculus etc. as it would be more disgraceful than ever should I fail in that, oh! I do want that diploma so much. I have studied hard for two long years and now do not want to fail. We are to room by company, consequently our old room will greatly, to the regret of all parties, be broken up, Pizzini, Davis and myself being in different companies. With that\nexception I have as pleasant a room as I could desire. Stuart, Echols, Etheredge, Royster, Ridley R., James J., Jarratt \u0026 Peirce, the officers and non-commissioned of \"B\" Co. The house is an elegant building, much more than old barracks. We will also have to study on Saturday which I do not like much. That fine breakfast on Saturday will be knocked in the head then.","Ross \u0026 Echols desire to be remembered to you.","The John E. Roller papers include:\n Civil War era letters from cadet friends concerning life at VMI Civil War dispatches and telegrams that date from Roller's service with the Confederate States of America engineers, including one document signed by General Robert E. Lee One scrapbook (circa 1910) that contains clippings about Civil War battles, veterans, unit reunions, monument dedications, and other related information Two photographs, one of Confederate soldier Lieutenant Colonel Samuel T. Walker (10th Virginia Infantry Regiment) and one of the Virginia Legislature Centennial Committee (1871) Holograph text of a cadet literary-debating society speech delivered by Cadet Norwood B. Randolph in 1870 Other items","Written from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter regards cadet life and the upcoming inauguration of Jefferson Davis.","Written from Staunton, Virginia. Letter regards Peter S. Roller's inability to supply General Francis H. Smith with hired or slave labor. Letter also includes a discussion of when John E. Roller should join the Army.","Written from VMI, Lexington, VIrginia. In the letter, John E. Roller submits a report concerning the theft of Commandant records.","Written from Richmond, Virginia. Letter congratulates John E. Roller on his Army commission.","Written from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter discusses examinations and mutual friends at VMI.","Written from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter regards results of examinations and that Lawrence Royster is considering leaving VMI.","Written from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter regards academic problems, uncertainty about staying at VMI, and mentions several recent graduates and cadets.","Written from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter discusses rumors about deployment of cadets and cadets who have left VMI.","Written from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter regards academics, changes in faculty, and cadet life.","Written from Camp Stephens, Richmond, Virginia. Joseph B. Prince recently resigned from a teaching job at VMI to join the Army, but is disappointed in his Army position.","Written from Grassy Dale, Virginia. Letter reports news of fighting in the Shenandoah Valley between forces of General Breckinridge and General Sigel. The letter also mentions the Battle of New Market.","Written from Richmond, Virginia. Letter regards Hunter's Raid and family news.","Written from Richmond, Virginia. Letter regards travel to VMI's temporary headquarters at the Alms House in Richmond.","Correspondents include Richard L. Gray, Nannie Lewis, G. W. Berlin, and C. L. Hammond.","Includes dispatches, notes, and telegrams.","Letter regards receipt of recommendations.","Certifies Thomas Hubbard, born in Caswell County, North Carolina.","Dispatch reports on enemy strength.","Document requests for officer to be assigned at Weldon.","Written near Drewry's Bluff, Virginia. Regards enemy naval forces.","\"I have telegraphed Hampton to return to Richmond. Send for him. Young's brigade under Col. Wright cannot be far in advance of Richmond. Get your Cavalry together, aid it with the Infantry, and drive back enemy.\"","Scouting report.","Dispatch regards transportation for officer.","Dispatch regards a matter pending before the War Department.","Dispatch regards a personnel request.","Dispatch regards a request for ammunition.","Dispatch directs W. Brown to send forge to Dunlap's Crossing, Georgia.","Dispatch requests map of Dinwiddie, Virginia.","Dispatch requests \"all amputating sets on hand.\"","\"If you should receive an unintelligible signal dispatch from Gen. Beauregard tonight or in morning take no notice of it- it is sent for a purpose.\"","Dispatch explains that Mayo is too sick to attend court.","Dispatch conveys instructions and reprimand.","Dispatch regards troop movements.","Dispatch requests five dollar notes.","Scrapbook contains clippings about Civil War battles, veterans, unit reunions, monument dedications, and related information.","Samuel T. Walker (1830-1863) served with the 10th Virginia Infantry Regiment and was killed in action at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia in May 1863.","Includes holograph text of a cadet literary-debating society speech delivered by Norwood B. Randolph in 1870, and other items.","Manuscript collections in the VMI Archives are made available for educational and research use. The VMI Archives should be cited as the source. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any copyright holders. Materials from our collections may not be redistributed, published or reproduced without permission from the VMI Archives. Contact the VMI Archives for additional information.","Manuscripts stacks","Virginia Military Institute Archives","Roller, John E. (John Edwin), 1844-1917","Royster, Lawrence, 1841-1914","Overton, Archibald W. (Archibald Waller), 1845-1920","Prince, Joseph B. (Joseph Brown), 1844-1903","Randolph, Norwood B. (Norwood Beverley), 1849-1874","Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870","Flannagan, William W. (William Walker), 1843-1923","Walker, Samuel T., 1830-1863","Baldwin, Briscoe G. (Briscoe Gerard), 1828-1898","Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889","Smith, Francis H. 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Roller personal papers are avaliable \n\u003ca href=\"https://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/digital/collection/p15821coll11/id/1924\"\u003eonline\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e"],"altformavail_heading_ssm":["Online Access"],"altformavail_tesim":["A portion of the John E. Roller personal papers are avaliable \n online ."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eLetter regards a meeting.\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["Letter regards a meeting."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn Edwin Roller was born in Rockingham County, Virginia on October 5, 1844 to Peter Samuel Roller and Frances Allebach. In the summer of 1861, although underage for service, he briefly served with Company I of the First Virginia Cavalry, Confederate States of America. On December 31, 1861, Roller entered VMI as a second classman and graduated in July 1863. He subsequently taught mathematics at VMI for a few months, and then was appointed as a 2nd Lieutenant, Company G, 2nd Confederate States Engineers in October 1863. He served as an engineer officer in the Army of Northern Virginia until the end of the Civil War, and was paroled at Appomattox, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAfter the War, Roller he studied law at the University of Virginia and practiced law in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He also served in the Virginia State Legislature and was a Brigadier General in the state militia. Roller was widely known in the Harrisonburg community as \"General Roller.\" He died in Harrisonburg on August 10, 1918.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["John Edwin Roller was born in Rockingham County, Virginia on October 5, 1844 to Peter Samuel Roller and Frances Allebach. In the summer of 1861, although underage for service, he briefly served with Company I of the First Virginia Cavalry, Confederate States of America. On December 31, 1861, Roller entered VMI as a second classman and graduated in July 1863. He subsequently taught mathematics at VMI for a few months, and then was appointed as a 2nd Lieutenant, Company G, 2nd Confederate States Engineers in October 1863. He served as an engineer officer in the Army of Northern Virginia until the end of the Civil War, and was paroled at Appomattox, Virginia.","After the War, Roller he studied law at the University of Virginia and practiced law in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He also served in the Virginia State Legislature and was a Brigadier General in the state militia. Roller was widely known in the Harrisonburg community as \"General Roller.\" He died in Harrisonburg on August 10, 1918."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNo. 28 V.M.I. Jan 24th 1862\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDear Parents,\u003cbr\u003e\nAs I could not finish on a half sheet I concluded I would commence on this as I had several things to write about yet. You enquired in your last about bedding. I have obtained a mattress and have plenty of cover. I put two of my blankets in my trunk in the arsenal because I did not need them. Only one trunk is allowed to a room and I had to send mine to the arsenal. I wish you had the big one at home, for I have not a thing in it. We are not allowed to go to town only on Saturday, when I will see about those slippers, though I think I can do without them very well. I wish I had kept a pair of citizens pants here as I could save my cadet pants very much by wearing them. But it is not worth while to try to send them to me now.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eI will try and make out with what I have now. Tell John Carpenter I still think of his promise. I wonder if George would not like to come here, there are several fellows here from the 1st regiment, who got off to come here and if George will come, I will try and get him an appointment. I should like it very much to have him here with me.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eYou want to know what arrangements they have that cadets are not allowed to come home in two years, I will try and send you a catalogue, so that you may see how it is. I have to study very hard but I like the place better every day. I made a \"perfect\" today. Remember me to Cousin A.B. and all my friends. I hope he will succeed well with his school. R.A. Crawford says I must remember him to A.B. and ask him if he received his \"Phonography.\" I wish you'd send me the Register every week. I do not get to see a paper here hardly and the Register would seem so familiar to me. If you see something really good in the Dispatch, I wish you would send that sometimes too. I wish you would send some soap, whenever you send me that studying gown. A piece or two of that old \"homemade\" would save some little money for soap is high here. But I must close this letter, as the mail box will soon be shut. Excuse it if you please, for it is badly connected, but that could not be helped for I had to write it whenever I had the chance. Write soon to me and give me the news. Much love to all and a kiss for \"brother.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eYour affectionate son, J.E. Roller\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eI can't think of any name for brother yet. Tell me in your next what you think of calling him. I [seem] to have forgotten to mention to you that that it is rumored that the Cadets will be invited to Richmond the 22nd of Feb. to see Jeff Davis inaugurated, but it is not generally believed. I wish they would for it will be a grand sight and a great honor to witness the inauguration of what will be one of the greatest powers in the world.\u003cbr\u003e\nJ.E.Roller\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStaunton, Va.\u003cbr\u003e\nStaunton Aug. 25th 1862\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMy Dear Son\u003cbr\u003e\nYour letter to your ma was duly received. In reply to your inquiry about negroes for Genl. Smith, I know of none that can be hired or none that could be bought at this time. If I should hear of any I will write again. Had I known it a week earlier I think I could have gotten several men for him belonging to a party in Loudoun County.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eI have not been to Harrisonburg since you wrote about the goods for Pantaloons, and as the season is so far advanced and as you have a prospect of getting other clothing for winter I have concluded not to buy it unless you think you shall need it.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe Mt. Crawford company has been exchanged and I understand that Mr. Blackford has succeeded in getting quite a number of them to join his company. If you have a desire to join his company as first Lieutenant perhaps it would be the best thing you could do. I think it will be best for you to consult Genl. Smith about it. He knows best what your chances would be for a situation after [you graduate]. If you have to enter the service [missing word] it would be better to go into it [now] and get hardened to the service before the cold weather sets in. However, if Genl. Smith thinks you had better stay until you graduate, I shall say to Mr. Blackford as soon as I see him, I will say to him if he will have you appointed that you shall have the privilege of accepting it. I will write again as soon as I see him and let you know what the prospects are of you getting an appointment. George Carpenter could not get out of the army he being a conscript and no provisions being made by Congress for young men wishing to go to the Military Institution. I am though with the Dam and have the Mill running again.\u003cbr\u003e\nYours in haste, P.S. Roller\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eV.M. Institute\u003cbr\u003e\nMarch 18th 1863\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe following is a true statement of the facts with regard to my tour of O.D. on the 16th inst. and in connection with the removal of reports from the Commandant's office. I marched on O.D. at the usual time on Monday morning, and from that time until the recreation drum at 4 PM, I was either in Mr. Grigg's room, the Commandant's office, or in front of the Barracks (several hours spent either in section room, Mess Hall, or my own room), with the exceptions of the following times, viz.-- from 8-9 in Col. Williamson's section room, from 10-11 in Col. Preston's, from 12 to 1 in Col. Gilham's, and from 1-2 spent partly in Mess Hall and partly in room. I attended all C.P.s and looked up absentees and went in the Commandant's office frequently during the day\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSometime in the morning, I cannot state positively the precise time, though I think between 9 and 10 o'clock AM, upon entering the Commandant's office, I saw one of the fatigue sentinels standing at the desk, with a key in the keyhole. I did not see him have the desk open, nor did I see him have any reports. I remarked to him, \"What are you doing? Do you not know that you are responsible for those reports.\" He replied that he was not stealing reports, but that he just wanted to see if his key would fit the lock. I said nothing more, but turned around immediately and went out.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFrom 4 o'clock until E.P., I was in my room and went from there to Supper in the Mess Hall, after which I returned to my room (where I remained) until the Study Drum was beaten, when I went down to Mr. Grigg's room and remained there until 11 o'clock. And after spending 10 or 15 minutes in quieting noise, receiving reports of inspectors, seeing the sentinels challenge properly, I went to my room and retired for the night.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eI arose about 5 minutes to 7 o' clock and left my room about 15 minutes after and proceeded to Mr. Beckham's room to see some Engineering plates which he had, and from there went to Mess Hall to breakfast, being just in time to meet the corps as it was leaving the Hall. After B. I marched of O.D. and on enquiring of Mr. Shaw for the Guard Book was told that Major Ship had it and also that the reports had been removed, which was the first intimation I had rec'd of the fact. I know not even the slightest circumstance upon which to ground even a suspicion, except the above circumstance, but in justice I feel bound to say, that I could not give any positive evidence that the desk had been opened by him or whether his key fit the lock, and can conscientiously express the belief that he was not the one who removed the reports after E.P., or before E.P. \u0026amp; [?]. Hoping the\nabove may [prove] \u0026amp;.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJ.E. Roller\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eI forgot to mention that about ten o'clock, seeing the Orderlies Delinquencies laying outside the desk, and knowing that I was responsible for them, I got Mr. Grigg's key and placed them in the desk. Mr. Shaw and two of sentinels were present at the time. I am unable to say how the books came there, and according to the best of my recollection. I saw them there after I saw Mr. Turner at the desk. I do not pretend to say that he placed them there, or that there were left there by the Com't. I merely make the statement and leave the inferences to be drawn.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRichmond, Va.\u003cbr\u003e\nNov. 8th/63\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDear Roller,\u003cbr\u003e\nAllow me to congratulate you upon your success in obtaining a commission. I want to follow your example. A commission is something I have been seeking, ever since we graduated, but all my efforts are unavailing. Will you inform me by what \"slight of hand\" you were so successful. Let me know all the minutiae, the letters you had \u0026amp; from whom \u0026amp; to whom they were addressed \u0026amp;\nthe political or rather military friends you employed. Present my kindest regards to Prince, with many wishes for your success \u0026amp; the hope you may do honor to my class (which you can do)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eI am Truly Yr. Friend \u0026amp; classmate\u003cbr\u003e\nW.W. Flannagan\u003cbr\u003e\nBox 610\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"V.M.I\" Jan. 6th '64\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDear Roller,\u003cbr\u003e\nYour letter was a pleasant surprise. I did not expect it for some time to come, it was received however too late for me to reply by Thursday's mail, the mail is now always a day too late.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWell sir, I enter upon the deep and stormy waters of the Rubicon on tomorrow. I have labored up to this time as diligently as I could, but I never was now fearful of shipwreck before. I leave the result to fate, wherever she casts my lot, I will have to remain satisfied. I will write you the result however immediately it is known, if I should be thrown I will see you a short time after.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMany thanks to you for your kind invitation to visit you as well as the ladies, it would afford me great pleasure, and if possible, I will accept it. Pizzini and myself are just enjoying the contents of two boxes, which \"that confounded packet\" has at last brought to hand, we wish so much that you were here to share it with us. Prince was out frolicking last night until 12 o'clock, so that I could not attend to your messages. This morning I gave him the letter and told him that I intended writing to you and would send any message he might desire, but he said nothing at all. I have delivered your message to Blum and Perkinson. Beckham left last Saturday for Staunton and carried your trunk with him as you directed, I suppose you have received it by this. Smith F. has not written the letter to his brother yet, as soon as he does, I will forward to you if he does not do so himself. I have heard nothing of Crawford since you left. Dick Chaffin was severely wounded in the recent fight near Covington, 'tis thought his leg will have to be amputated. I wish I could have received your letter in time to reply by Thursday's mail as I know you will expect an answer then. I have attended to your little affairs, no trouble I can assure you. If you have other business in this section, let me hear and I will also attend to that. Overton as well as all the occupants of No. 23 send their kindest regards. You will hear from me again by Monday or Tuesday next.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eYour sincere friend\u003cbr\u003e\nLawrence Royster\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eV.M.I. Jan. 9th 1864\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMy dear Roller,\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Rubicon I think is crossed though I did not pass as good an examination as I desired, and have had the misfortune to be thrown in the third section, which is terrible, as you know that section is almost always deficient, though I am through yet I am disheartened at the idea of being that low. I stand only 37, which you know is very low, twenty-six were found deficient. I should like very much to join you and go to Charleston, but you know getting through is better than any thing else. If I should not stand a very good chance as June approaches, I shall resign and join you wherever you at all hazards. The idea of going into the last section has made me feel almost as badly as a deficiency, I can assure you. I hope that you will continue to write me after you leave for the army. I will take great pleasure in replying to you whenever it is in my power. I shall always be happy to hear from you. Sally Crawford has arrived. Pizzini passed a very good examination, made 3 on subject, was not questioned. The thought of being in that deficient section and thrown in June, takes away all the pleasure of getting through. I must close. Let me hear from you.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eYour sincere friend\u003cbr\u003e\nLawrence Royster\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eV.M.Institute\u003cbr\u003e\nMonday Feb. 22nd 1864\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMy dear Roller,\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is the first holyday that has not found me on fatigue guard for some time past so I will take advantage of it by replying to your letter which was received on yesterday morning. The last account I had of you was that you were in Richmond, applying for an office in the Ordnance Department. I am glad to hear that you are busily engaged in your new department. Allow me to thank you most kindly for your wishes for my success here as well as the desire you expressed of having me with you in your new home. Your letter inspired me with an ardent desire to join you. Since you left I have been several times on the eve of resigning and going to Charleston. I was fortunate enough in January to pass an examination, while many others were thrown and had to resign or be sent home. But at the same time I was so unfortunate as to be thrown into the third section. Since then I have labored with unceasing fidelity, but it seems the harder I work, the worse marks I make. I thought Analytical Geometry was hard enough, but Description certainly surpasses it by far, on that subject I am totally in the dark. My low mark and imperfect recitation have discouraged me so much that I have lost all taste for study. I wrote home for advise on resigning, but they wrote back earnestly entreating me to remain until July. However I have no idea that I will take that advice, I may leave at any time. I may leave am\nexceedingly anxious to be with you, and I now promise, if I leave at any time, will join you. It is a struggle between life and death with me now, if I leave, I give up all hope of ever obtaining an education, and seeing you do so well, inspires me with new desire of finishing my education at the \"V.M.I.\" At the same time I am anxious to be with you. If I enter the service at all I shall not even think of applying for an office of any kind, I expect to be a private wherever I go. At the same time accept my most sincere thanks for your kindness in offering me the office of O.S. if you could get it and I would accept it. I would accept it with great pleasure. I\nsometimes give up all hope of passing, and then again think of remaining and taking my chances in June, so I do not know what to be at. I shall consult Spex in a day or two and will be guided very much by what he says; though very little confidence can be put in anything that he says on such a subject as that, I do not suppose he would tell me even what he thought, however I shall try him.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePrince left here about one month ago, I heard since then that he was a Sergeant in the Engineers Corps, you seem to be the only successful one in your class. Grigg I hear is walking around loose in Petersburg. I am sure no one at the \"V.M.I.\" was glad at your leaving, indeed I heard some express their regret at it. Your old room is vacant. Sally Crawford and Lieut. Steptoe (new Sub) occupy No. 20 together, the former remains very quiet, is swelling on his bars and escorting the ladies home from church, etc. I do not know his qualifications as professor. The occupants of 23 all send their kindest regards. Pat Shafer has just come from the Hospital where he had been confined for several weeks with a severe attack of pneumonia, we thought at one time that he intended leaving us. Blum has been reinstated, but Spex refused to let him go on with the 2nd Class, so he has resigned, he\nsays he will accept a Sergeancy if you will give it to him. Capt. Whitwell\nhas recently returned from furlough accompanied by his lady, they are boarding at the Lexington Hotel. Miss Logan and Mr. Davidson were recently married also, the former I expect you know, a refugee from Winchester. What do you think of the recent law of Congress in regard to the Currency, taxes, etc? I am extremely glad that it will reduce the price of goods. The Steamer which has been as long on the way from Europe has recently arrived, but was destroyed for the goods falling into yankee hands, there were on board all the goods which we needed, the finest english gray cloth, etc. but unfortunately all were lost so I have given up on the idea of wearing a fine suit again.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSpex is still shipping indiscriminately, sometimes twelve or fifteen daily, rats are also reporting in numbers.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePatsy says he will accept an Orderly Sergeant's place if you will give it him, but he adds \"if he can do no better.\" Ross desires his kindest regards to you. I must close, though it is the 22nd, my time is limited. If I do leave, which I confidently expect to do, will write you immediately. I am anxious to be with you. I hope you will write me as often as possible, your letters will always be agreeable.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eI am, as ever,\u003cbr\u003e\nYour Sincere friend\u003cbr\u003e\nLawrence Royster\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVa. Mil. Institute\u003cbr\u003e\nApril 10th 1864\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDear Roller,\u003cbr\u003e\nYour last letter was received several days since and wishing to keep up a more regular correspondence between us, I answer your letter at the first opportunity and hope you will not delay writing a reply to this as long as you did my previous one, although your excuse for doing so was a good as well as a sufficient one. No news worthy of notice has taken place since last writing to you, but the old V.M.I still keeps up her notoriety for rumors and there are a thousand and one afloat about going on marches etc., which I would not like to enumerate, and were I so disposed, I think time and paper would fail me before I accomplished that end. But there is one which if true will wreck all the hopes I have been sustaining for the last six months and before which the pleasure of a long vacation will go \"glimmering like all things that were\": it is that no furloughs will be granted this summer and that our usual vacation of two months will either be spent in Gen. Lee's or Gen. Imboden's camp. This rumor is said to have good foundation, for those who were most interested were watching her with an eagle's eye and after having poised herself above the V.M.I. for some time during which many feathers were plucked from her wing, she was seen to direct her course toward Col. Preston's where she rested from his labors. There was another last week that we were going on a march and this one came from the direction of Gen. Smith's and with such force against barracks that some of her feathers are still visible on the stoops. Numerous others are afloat but as I said before to enumerate them would take more time than I have at my disposal.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWith regard to your inquiry about Prince, I have not heard from him since he left nor have I seen any one who has; but I reckon he is having a good time wherever he is as he always takes things easy. Crawford resigned a few weeks since and has again entered the army as a private; Col. John Ross has been appointed to fill his vacancy. Old Max studies as hard as ever and talks\nas much about being found [deficient], but I believe they would put him through even if he were deficient on account of his good conduct. He received a letter from you a few days since and says he will answer it soon. I am very glad you like my uncle as I expected you would. I think you estimate his services too highly when you say that he deserves more of the credit for the defense of Charleston tho' he has done a great deal towards it. I hardly ever hear from him except though you and therefore your letters\nare doubly acceptable. Give my best to him when you next see him. With best wishes for your future prosperity I remain,\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eYours truly, A.W. Overton\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"V.M.I.\" April 21st 1864\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMy Dear Roller,\u003cbr\u003e\nYour kind and interesting letter should have had a more speedy reply, but as the examination approaches, I am more and more busy every day. The Class has lost a great deal of time and consequently will not have so much to review in. We are now in the field surveying, have not yet finished Shades and Shadows. The weather has been during the past month colder than I have felt\nfor eight years even in the depth of winter. The mountains in sight are still covered with snow, and today is the only mild and clear day that we have had for over one month, and notwithstanding this we have not had fire since Christmas, and during the deep snows we had suspension of all duties for several days at a time. The cold was so severe that it was impossible to study, a great many went to bed in order to keep warm. This together with Col. Massie's sickness has thrown the 3rd class back very much, so now the hard work comes.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSince you left quite a change has taken place in the Faculty. Lt. Col. Ross has been appointed assistant Prof. Math 4th Class in your place; Sal Crawford received a commission in his old regiment and resigned about a month ago. Dr. Ross is Asst. prof French as well as Asst. Surgeon.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSpex is still very fond of his \"reviews and parades.\" Not long since Gen. Rosser's Cavalry Brigade came through here and encamped about ten or twelve miles beyond Lexington, by Spex's invitation he reviewed the Corps and inspected the barracks. Several days afterwards, he presented the Corps with a flag captured in battle from 164th New York Regiment as a trophy; the\npresentation speech was very fine indeed, it took place under guard tree before a very large crowd. Scott Shipp received it and replied; his was also very good but he was very much excited though, however it was his first speech in public. After the ceremony was over the Cavalry made a charge in field in front of barracks to give us an idea of it. But the idea, Roller, of the Corps of Cadets receiving a trophy taken by our troops in the field from the yankees; it looked like saying, \"Well, you are too weak and afraid to do any thing of this yourselves, so we will make you a present of one,\" I feel that it is a disgrace to the Corps. The speaker alluded in such a touching manner to the precious blood which was spilt in taking it, and of the Col. falling in the charge. That night he invited the officers of the Institute and the 1st Class to attend a party at the house where he was staying, but as all could not attend, Spex allowed only the four Captains and Adjt. to go. Several days afterwards he invited Spex to review his\nbrigade, and the officers and 1st Class again to dine with him, which as many as could conveniently do so, very readily accepted of.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eI should like very much to enjoy those nice vegetables and fish you were speaking of, it certainly would be a great treat, especially when everything is so high and scarce, we are nearer starving here than ever before, a piece of beef frequently comes on the table for nine men which candidly speaking I could easily cover with one hand. If the school cannot be maintained on a better scale, I think they had as well close it. It is rumored and I partly believe it that instead of giving the Corps furlough next summer,\nwe are to be sent in a body to Gen. Lee's army. We have not had a march since December last, which I think I gave you an account of. Err this reaches you I imagine you will have received some news from the two grand armies on the Potomac, we are of opinion that it will be the greatest of the war up to this time. May Heaven give us the victory! Many thanks to you for your kind offer, it will be very acceptable. I will inform you immediately of the result of the examination after I know my fate, should I be unsuccessful will go directly from here to Charleston, so in your next letter write me what to equip myself with before leaving and what articles I can procure in Charleston as I do not want to carry more than is necessary.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThere are now about fifty odd in the third class and I do not think Massie will pass more than twenty. I know he intends making a most \"awful rake.\" I must not neglect to tell you of the marriage of Miss Sanders (I suppose you remember her) to Capt. Contri an Italian on Gen. Morgan's staff. They say he is a very accomplished and gallant man, fought fourteen pitched battles in Europe, was in Crimean war etc., that is all I know however. They were here today. The Commandant's Office is now a reception room for all visitors, they are not allowed to come into barracks during study hours under any pretence whatever.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHow are you progressing with the ladies now or do you visit them at all? As for myself, I have long since abandoned all thoughts of them, scarcely even look at them, you know how fatal they are. I have many things to write, but it is almost 11 o'clock PM and this is the last chance I will have to write for sometime to come. Finished my day's survey in[--] rather earlier today or would not have had this [missing word]. Write me as often as you can.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eYour sincere friend,\u003cbr\u003e\nLawrence Royster\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSam Hopkins who was here last year, after being confined in some Yankee prison for several months returned home and died two days after.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCamp Stevens- Richmond\u003cbr\u003e\nMay 3, 1864\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDear Roller,\u003cbr\u003e\nYour esteemed favor did not reach me as soon as it would, had I not been absent on duty when it reached Camp. I hope you will pardon the delay on that account.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eI must confess, I have been sadly disappointed in my calculations. When I resigned at the Institute, I was confident of a position in the Engineers. Alas! For the uncertainty of human expectations! I had thought very seriously of joining the Infantry, as a private, \u0026amp; but for the remonstrances of my parents, think I would have. There is little, well, I see none, chance of promotion in this service unless specially favored, which I have no right to expect. But I am not murmuring. I will be contented, if I only get through this struggle safe. It would afford you little interest, \u0026amp; cause me more mortification, to detail to you the many ways in which I have been\ndeceived. If I could only forget the many apparently bright prospects which have been offered me, I should feel at least condoled, but memory still sings out \"he, who tries to better a good condition, often renders it worse.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eYour very kind offers in my behalf, I can assure you, are highly appreciated, \u0026amp; nothing would give me more pleasure than to be with you, I hope it may be so.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWe are anxiously awaiting the result of the impending issue in Northern Virginia. I may say, in truth, never was so much anxiety manifested in any one battle. That we shall be victorious is my confident belief. We had some little excitement in this immediate locality last week, occasioned by the appearance of the enemy in some force at our positions [?] on the Pamunky. It turned out, however, to be a slight demonstration. Nothing else of special interest. Beckham \u0026amp; Boyd send their regards. Crawford has left the\nInstitute, he failed to get a detail. Write soon \u0026amp; let me know all.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eYour sincere friend,\u003cbr\u003e\nJ.B. Prince\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGrassy Dale Va., May 17th 1864\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMy Dear Son,\u003cbr\u003e\nIt has now been two weeks since we heard from you, but we suppose you have written but owing to the Raiders destroying the Rail Roads around Richmond we have no mail communication with the South. Since I wrote to you from Charlottesville we have had an exciting time in the Valley. I heard at Charlottesville that the Yankee Genl. Sigel was advancing up the Valley. When I returned to Staunton I found Genl. John C. Breckinridge at that point with two Brigade of Infantry and 12 pieces of Artillery. They left Staunton on Friday last and encamped at Mt. Crawford that night and left early the next morning and encamped that night at Lacy Springs and commenced their march next (Sunday) morning at one o'clock and halted a little below Tenth Legion and remained in that position until Gen. Breckinridge had news from the front.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTo get you to understand the situation of things I will go back several days and give you a History of Gen. Imboden's doings. Gen. Imboden found out that the yankees were advancing in three columns, one up the Page, one up the Hardy \u0026amp; Pendleton Valley, and the main force up our valley. Gen. Imboden by forced marches fell upon the column (all Cavalry) near Moorefield very\nunexpectedly, routed them completely, and pursued them within 6 or 7 miles of Romney, in this time capturing all their train which he had to destroy, having no horses to bring out the wagon.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHe then returned to the Valley traveling day \u0026amp; night, and only stopping long enough to graze his horses, and returned to the Valley in time to attack the column coming up the Page valley. Before Sigel's forces got up to New Market he attacked the column and utterly routed it, scattering it in the mountains and captured on Friday about 100 of them with about 200 fine cavalry horses. He attacked them on Friday night and on Saturday picked up the prisoners and would have gotten more but Sigel advanced and our forces had to fall back on this side of New Market, our men making a very stubborn resistance but was forced to fall back about 8 o'clock on Saturday night to a point 3 miles this side [of] New Market, the yankees having possession of the town during the night. This now gives you to understand the position of things and I will now commence where I left off with Gen. Breckinridge's troops.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eGen. Breckinridge advanced with his troops a little after day light and not wishing to be tedious he maneuvered his forces from one point to another until about 12 O'clock, when he attacked the enemy with his artillery. Having gotten the [heights] back of the town and after an artillery duel of perhaps one hour, the Cadets from Lexington with the 62 Regiment (Col. Smith's Regiment) charged one of the yank's Batteries. They captured it, but lost heavily, the cadets lost 5 killed and 39 wounded, some of them seriously, your friend Cary Watson Adjutant of the Battalion with Col. Shipp leading the Charge, they both came out safe except Col. Shipp had a slight scratch; Royster also came out unhurt. I give you a list of the killed. Cabell, W.H. McDowell, Crockett, C., Stanard, Jones H. It is said that Col. Gilham and Capt. Sims [Semmes] stayed in the rear where there was no danger.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIt was at this time that Gen. Breckinridge commenced pressing the enemy at every point and although they had two to our one we drove them from the field capturing five pieces of their Artillery, 111 prisoners and leaving nearly all of their killed and wounded upon the field and in order to make good their retreat burned the bridge over the river. An Officer reports to me today that Sigel is retreating to Winchester in great haste, reporting that we have 30,000 men while we had not more than 4,000 in the fight, our\nreserve having never been brought into action. Gen. Breckinridge's forces are [returning?] up the Valley, whether they go to reinforce Gen. Lee or go to some other point. I went down the Valley with General Breckinridge having gone down with him at his request and was with him most of the time during the fight. I came home last night having left New Market about 1 o'clock\nyesterday. We have had and will continue to have heavy fighting in Virginia, but of the final result no one doubts but we will be successful. We have driven them and at least [repulsed?] them at every point. We are all well. Write soon and often.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eYour father\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJosie sends her love, so do all the rest. I hope when I write again to be able to give you the glorious news that we have driven the yanks from Virginia soil.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRichmond July 28 1864\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMy Dear Roller,\u003cbr\u003e\nYour letter sent by Overton was duly received and contents noted. I have inquired of the Express Company in regard to your trunk, they tell me that it will be safe to send the blankets in it. In regard to your jacket and vest, you merely told me to order them without saying how I was to send them or whether I was to pay for them. I have seen Doherty in regard to them and he can make them out of excellent cloth for $250 so they will be ready in a few days. I will wait until I hear from you before I ship any of the things, if you say so I can put both blankets \u0026amp; clothes in the trunk, let me hear immediately and I will attend to all with great pleasure. I should like very much to go over to see you, but cannot possibly do so, though I do not intend to remain here idle longer than the first of August. I am ashamed of it, will return to Lexington and remain there in camp first.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eI have not seen Overton since the school closed. About two dozen of the boys are staying here. Speaking of the appointments, a good many of them surprised me, though I am very well satisfied with what I got, I don't care much however, you know kissing goes by favor. There are eight privates now in the first class, but it is my private belief that the Institute will not be in operation again until the was is over, although they have made arrangements to carry it on, books cloth and provisions an all wanting.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eI am glad your Father did not suffer by the yankees. Mother lost absolutely every thing she had, and is now a refugee here, sick too, they not only stole all provision, and stock she had, but went about the house breaking up what they could find and then had the assurance to ask my sister if she could not furnish them with a snack of ham. Roller, if I am ever spared to get into yankee land, I will respect nothing but a woman's person, I'll break, pillage and plunder. My Mother, from living in luxury at home, is now\nforced to the necessity of borrowing a wagon to get home in, and I don't know what she is going to live on after she gets there.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSpeaking of old \"23,\" she did [ro__] this time, if the appointments are permanent (which I doubt) but I am afraid Pat will not stand first, I think Davis will get him. Pat has been thinking too much of Miss Mollie, she will ruin him I am afraid, or rather has done so. I will write you a letter in a few days.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSincerely, Your friend\u003cbr\u003e\nLawrence Royster\u003cbr\u003e\nAddress\u003cbr\u003e\nCare, Purcell, Ladd \u0026amp; Co.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorps Cadets Camp on Intermediate Line\u003cbr\u003e\nNear Richmond Dec. 7th 1864\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMy Dear Roller,\u003cbr\u003e\nI am really ashamed at the idea of neglecting your letter for so long a time, but out here even I scarcely have time to write a letter, so busily are we occupied drilling and having dress parades. Soon after you were at Camp Lee, we moved to this place and it seems impossible, although we have procured the Almshouse for us to get away, we are anxiously expecting a furlough of two weeks to prepare etc. When we will be relieved from duty here I cannot say, we are daily expecting a fight on this line, certainly\nbefore the end of this week. They are making such a stir about our getting the building that I do not expect we will be able to study in peace after we do get there. The provisions and \"we officers\" have all been moved down ready for work but the much persecuted Corps has not been released from the Confederate Authorities yet. Not long since a foreign battalion was raised under Col. Tucker to be stationed in Columbia \u0026amp; Aiken SC as a garrison. A good many of our boys have accepted positions as Captains and Lieutenants, among them, several of the old class, also Duncan, Brockenbrough, James F., Dinwiddie, Barton, Penn and Tunstall. I came near going myself but concluded not to do so, and now I congratulate myself upon not going. I believe we intend to occupy the Alms House until the spring and then move to Lexington again. I am sure I cannot study much in Richmond, and now I have my fears concerning Calculus etc. as it would be more disgraceful than ever should I fail in that, oh! I do want that diploma so much. I have studied hard for two long years and now do not want to fail. We are to room by company, consequently our old room will greatly, to the regret of all parties, be broken up, Pizzini, Davis and myself being in different companies. With that\nexception I have as pleasant a room as I could desire. Stuart, Echols, Etheredge, Royster, Ridley R., James J., Jarratt \u0026amp; Peirce, the officers and non-commissioned of \"B\" Co. The house is an elegant building, much more than old barracks. We will also have to study on Saturday which I do not like much. That fine breakfast on Saturday will be knocked in the head then.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eRoss \u0026amp; Echols desire to be remembered to you.\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Transcription","Transcription","Transcription","Transcription","Transcription","Transcription","Transcription","Transcription","Transcription","Transcription","Transcription","Transcription","Transcription"],"odd_tesim":["No. 28 V.M.I. Jan 24th 1862","Dear Parents, \nAs I could not finish on a half sheet I concluded I would commence on this as I had several things to write about yet. You enquired in your last about bedding. I have obtained a mattress and have plenty of cover. I put two of my blankets in my trunk in the arsenal because I did not need them. Only one trunk is allowed to a room and I had to send mine to the arsenal. I wish you had the big one at home, for I have not a thing in it. We are not allowed to go to town only on Saturday, when I will see about those slippers, though I think I can do without them very well. I wish I had kept a pair of citizens pants here as I could save my cadet pants very much by wearing them. But it is not worth while to try to send them to me now.","I will try and make out with what I have now. Tell John Carpenter I still think of his promise. I wonder if George would not like to come here, there are several fellows here from the 1st regiment, who got off to come here and if George will come, I will try and get him an appointment. I should like it very much to have him here with me.","You want to know what arrangements they have that cadets are not allowed to come home in two years, I will try and send you a catalogue, so that you may see how it is. I have to study very hard but I like the place better every day. I made a \"perfect\" today. Remember me to Cousin A.B. and all my friends. I hope he will succeed well with his school. R.A. Crawford says I must remember him to A.B. and ask him if he received his \"Phonography.\" I wish you'd send me the Register every week. I do not get to see a paper here hardly and the Register would seem so familiar to me. If you see something really good in the Dispatch, I wish you would send that sometimes too. I wish you would send some soap, whenever you send me that studying gown. A piece or two of that old \"homemade\" would save some little money for soap is high here. But I must close this letter, as the mail box will soon be shut. Excuse it if you please, for it is badly connected, but that could not be helped for I had to write it whenever I had the chance. Write soon to me and give me the news. Much love to all and a kiss for \"brother.\"","Your affectionate son, J.E. Roller","I can't think of any name for brother yet. Tell me in your next what you think of calling him. I [seem] to have forgotten to mention to you that that it is rumored that the Cadets will be invited to Richmond the 22nd of Feb. to see Jeff Davis inaugurated, but it is not generally believed. I wish they would for it will be a grand sight and a great honor to witness the inauguration of what will be one of the greatest powers in the world. \nJ.E.Roller","Staunton, Va. \nStaunton Aug. 25th 1862","My Dear Son \nYour letter to your ma was duly received. In reply to your inquiry about negroes for Genl. Smith, I know of none that can be hired or none that could be bought at this time. If I should hear of any I will write again. Had I known it a week earlier I think I could have gotten several men for him belonging to a party in Loudoun County.","I have not been to Harrisonburg since you wrote about the goods for Pantaloons, and as the season is so far advanced and as you have a prospect of getting other clothing for winter I have concluded not to buy it unless you think you shall need it.","The Mt. Crawford company has been exchanged and I understand that Mr. Blackford has succeeded in getting quite a number of them to join his company. If you have a desire to join his company as first Lieutenant perhaps it would be the best thing you could do. I think it will be best for you to consult Genl. Smith about it. He knows best what your chances would be for a situation after [you graduate]. If you have to enter the service [missing word] it would be better to go into it [now] and get hardened to the service before the cold weather sets in. However, if Genl. Smith thinks you had better stay until you graduate, I shall say to Mr. Blackford as soon as I see him, I will say to him if he will have you appointed that you shall have the privilege of accepting it. I will write again as soon as I see him and let you know what the prospects are of you getting an appointment. George Carpenter could not get out of the army he being a conscript and no provisions being made by Congress for young men wishing to go to the Military Institution. I am though with the Dam and have the Mill running again. \nYours in haste, P.S. Roller","V.M. Institute \nMarch 18th 1863","The following is a true statement of the facts with regard to my tour of O.D. on the 16th inst. and in connection with the removal of reports from the Commandant's office. I marched on O.D. at the usual time on Monday morning, and from that time until the recreation drum at 4 PM, I was either in Mr. Grigg's room, the Commandant's office, or in front of the Barracks (several hours spent either in section room, Mess Hall, or my own room), with the exceptions of the following times, viz.-- from 8-9 in Col. Williamson's section room, from 10-11 in Col. Preston's, from 12 to 1 in Col. Gilham's, and from 1-2 spent partly in Mess Hall and partly in room. I attended all C.P.s and looked up absentees and went in the Commandant's office frequently during the day","Sometime in the morning, I cannot state positively the precise time, though I think between 9 and 10 o'clock AM, upon entering the Commandant's office, I saw one of the fatigue sentinels standing at the desk, with a key in the keyhole. I did not see him have the desk open, nor did I see him have any reports. I remarked to him, \"What are you doing? Do you not know that you are responsible for those reports.\" He replied that he was not stealing reports, but that he just wanted to see if his key would fit the lock. I said nothing more, but turned around immediately and went out.","From 4 o'clock until E.P., I was in my room and went from there to Supper in the Mess Hall, after which I returned to my room (where I remained) until the Study Drum was beaten, when I went down to Mr. Grigg's room and remained there until 11 o'clock. And after spending 10 or 15 minutes in quieting noise, receiving reports of inspectors, seeing the sentinels challenge properly, I went to my room and retired for the night.","I arose about 5 minutes to 7 o' clock and left my room about 15 minutes after and proceeded to Mr. Beckham's room to see some Engineering plates which he had, and from there went to Mess Hall to breakfast, being just in time to meet the corps as it was leaving the Hall. After B. I marched of O.D. and on enquiring of Mr. Shaw for the Guard Book was told that Major Ship had it and also that the reports had been removed, which was the first intimation I had rec'd of the fact. I know not even the slightest circumstance upon which to ground even a suspicion, except the above circumstance, but in justice I feel bound to say, that I could not give any positive evidence that the desk had been opened by him or whether his key fit the lock, and can conscientiously express the belief that he was not the one who removed the reports after E.P., or before E.P. \u0026 [?]. Hoping the\nabove may [prove] \u0026.","J.E. Roller","I forgot to mention that about ten o'clock, seeing the Orderlies Delinquencies laying outside the desk, and knowing that I was responsible for them, I got Mr. Grigg's key and placed them in the desk. Mr. Shaw and two of sentinels were present at the time. I am unable to say how the books came there, and according to the best of my recollection. I saw them there after I saw Mr. Turner at the desk. I do not pretend to say that he placed them there, or that there were left there by the Com't. I merely make the statement and leave the inferences to be drawn.","Richmond, Va. \nNov. 8th/63","Dear Roller, \nAllow me to congratulate you upon your success in obtaining a commission. I want to follow your example. A commission is something I have been seeking, ever since we graduated, but all my efforts are unavailing. Will you inform me by what \"slight of hand\" you were so successful. Let me know all the minutiae, the letters you had \u0026 from whom \u0026 to whom they were addressed \u0026\nthe political or rather military friends you employed. Present my kindest regards to Prince, with many wishes for your success \u0026 the hope you may do honor to my class (which you can do)","I am Truly Yr. Friend \u0026 classmate \nW.W. Flannagan \nBox 610","\"V.M.I\" Jan. 6th '64","Dear Roller, \nYour letter was a pleasant surprise. I did not expect it for some time to come, it was received however too late for me to reply by Thursday's mail, the mail is now always a day too late.","Well sir, I enter upon the deep and stormy waters of the Rubicon on tomorrow. I have labored up to this time as diligently as I could, but I never was now fearful of shipwreck before. I leave the result to fate, wherever she casts my lot, I will have to remain satisfied. I will write you the result however immediately it is known, if I should be thrown I will see you a short time after.","Many thanks to you for your kind invitation to visit you as well as the ladies, it would afford me great pleasure, and if possible, I will accept it. Pizzini and myself are just enjoying the contents of two boxes, which \"that confounded packet\" has at last brought to hand, we wish so much that you were here to share it with us. Prince was out frolicking last night until 12 o'clock, so that I could not attend to your messages. This morning I gave him the letter and told him that I intended writing to you and would send any message he might desire, but he said nothing at all. I have delivered your message to Blum and Perkinson. Beckham left last Saturday for Staunton and carried your trunk with him as you directed, I suppose you have received it by this. Smith F. has not written the letter to his brother yet, as soon as he does, I will forward to you if he does not do so himself. I have heard nothing of Crawford since you left. Dick Chaffin was severely wounded in the recent fight near Covington, 'tis thought his leg will have to be amputated. I wish I could have received your letter in time to reply by Thursday's mail as I know you will expect an answer then. I have attended to your little affairs, no trouble I can assure you. If you have other business in this section, let me hear and I will also attend to that. Overton as well as all the occupants of No. 23 send their kindest regards. You will hear from me again by Monday or Tuesday next.","Your sincere friend \nLawrence Royster","V.M.I. Jan. 9th 1864","My dear Roller, \nThe Rubicon I think is crossed though I did not pass as good an examination as I desired, and have had the misfortune to be thrown in the third section, which is terrible, as you know that section is almost always deficient, though I am through yet I am disheartened at the idea of being that low. I stand only 37, which you know is very low, twenty-six were found deficient. I should like very much to join you and go to Charleston, but you know getting through is better than any thing else. If I should not stand a very good chance as June approaches, I shall resign and join you wherever you at all hazards. The idea of going into the last section has made me feel almost as badly as a deficiency, I can assure you. I hope that you will continue to write me after you leave for the army. I will take great pleasure in replying to you whenever it is in my power. I shall always be happy to hear from you. Sally Crawford has arrived. Pizzini passed a very good examination, made 3 on subject, was not questioned. The thought of being in that deficient section and thrown in June, takes away all the pleasure of getting through. I must close. Let me hear from you.","Your sincere friend \nLawrence Royster","V.M.Institute \nMonday Feb. 22nd 1864","My dear Roller, \nThis is the first holyday that has not found me on fatigue guard for some time past so I will take advantage of it by replying to your letter which was received on yesterday morning. The last account I had of you was that you were in Richmond, applying for an office in the Ordnance Department. I am glad to hear that you are busily engaged in your new department. Allow me to thank you most kindly for your wishes for my success here as well as the desire you expressed of having me with you in your new home. Your letter inspired me with an ardent desire to join you. Since you left I have been several times on the eve of resigning and going to Charleston. I was fortunate enough in January to pass an examination, while many others were thrown and had to resign or be sent home. But at the same time I was so unfortunate as to be thrown into the third section. Since then I have labored with unceasing fidelity, but it seems the harder I work, the worse marks I make. I thought Analytical Geometry was hard enough, but Description certainly surpasses it by far, on that subject I am totally in the dark. My low mark and imperfect recitation have discouraged me so much that I have lost all taste for study. I wrote home for advise on resigning, but they wrote back earnestly entreating me to remain until July. However I have no idea that I will take that advice, I may leave at any time. I may leave am\nexceedingly anxious to be with you, and I now promise, if I leave at any time, will join you. It is a struggle between life and death with me now, if I leave, I give up all hope of ever obtaining an education, and seeing you do so well, inspires me with new desire of finishing my education at the \"V.M.I.\" At the same time I am anxious to be with you. If I enter the service at all I shall not even think of applying for an office of any kind, I expect to be a private wherever I go. At the same time accept my most sincere thanks for your kindness in offering me the office of O.S. if you could get it and I would accept it. I would accept it with great pleasure. I\nsometimes give up all hope of passing, and then again think of remaining and taking my chances in June, so I do not know what to be at. I shall consult Spex in a day or two and will be guided very much by what he says; though very little confidence can be put in anything that he says on such a subject as that, I do not suppose he would tell me even what he thought, however I shall try him.","Prince left here about one month ago, I heard since then that he was a Sergeant in the Engineers Corps, you seem to be the only successful one in your class. Grigg I hear is walking around loose in Petersburg. I am sure no one at the \"V.M.I.\" was glad at your leaving, indeed I heard some express their regret at it. Your old room is vacant. Sally Crawford and Lieut. Steptoe (new Sub) occupy No. 20 together, the former remains very quiet, is swelling on his bars and escorting the ladies home from church, etc. I do not know his qualifications as professor. The occupants of 23 all send their kindest regards. Pat Shafer has just come from the Hospital where he had been confined for several weeks with a severe attack of pneumonia, we thought at one time that he intended leaving us. Blum has been reinstated, but Spex refused to let him go on with the 2nd Class, so he has resigned, he\nsays he will accept a Sergeancy if you will give it to him. Capt. Whitwell\nhas recently returned from furlough accompanied by his lady, they are boarding at the Lexington Hotel. Miss Logan and Mr. Davidson were recently married also, the former I expect you know, a refugee from Winchester. What do you think of the recent law of Congress in regard to the Currency, taxes, etc? I am extremely glad that it will reduce the price of goods. The Steamer which has been as long on the way from Europe has recently arrived, but was destroyed for the goods falling into yankee hands, there were on board all the goods which we needed, the finest english gray cloth, etc. but unfortunately all were lost so I have given up on the idea of wearing a fine suit again.","Spex is still shipping indiscriminately, sometimes twelve or fifteen daily, rats are also reporting in numbers.","Patsy says he will accept an Orderly Sergeant's place if you will give it him, but he adds \"if he can do no better.\" Ross desires his kindest regards to you. I must close, though it is the 22nd, my time is limited. If I do leave, which I confidently expect to do, will write you immediately. I am anxious to be with you. I hope you will write me as often as possible, your letters will always be agreeable.","I am, as ever, \nYour Sincere friend \nLawrence Royster","Va. Mil. Institute \nApril 10th 1864","Dear Roller, \nYour last letter was received several days since and wishing to keep up a more regular correspondence between us, I answer your letter at the first opportunity and hope you will not delay writing a reply to this as long as you did my previous one, although your excuse for doing so was a good as well as a sufficient one. No news worthy of notice has taken place since last writing to you, but the old V.M.I still keeps up her notoriety for rumors and there are a thousand and one afloat about going on marches etc., which I would not like to enumerate, and were I so disposed, I think time and paper would fail me before I accomplished that end. But there is one which if true will wreck all the hopes I have been sustaining for the last six months and before which the pleasure of a long vacation will go \"glimmering like all things that were\": it is that no furloughs will be granted this summer and that our usual vacation of two months will either be spent in Gen. Lee's or Gen. Imboden's camp. This rumor is said to have good foundation, for those who were most interested were watching her with an eagle's eye and after having poised herself above the V.M.I. for some time during which many feathers were plucked from her wing, she was seen to direct her course toward Col. Preston's where she rested from his labors. There was another last week that we were going on a march and this one came from the direction of Gen. Smith's and with such force against barracks that some of her feathers are still visible on the stoops. Numerous others are afloat but as I said before to enumerate them would take more time than I have at my disposal.","With regard to your inquiry about Prince, I have not heard from him since he left nor have I seen any one who has; but I reckon he is having a good time wherever he is as he always takes things easy. Crawford resigned a few weeks since and has again entered the army as a private; Col. John Ross has been appointed to fill his vacancy. Old Max studies as hard as ever and talks\nas much about being found [deficient], but I believe they would put him through even if he were deficient on account of his good conduct. He received a letter from you a few days since and says he will answer it soon. I am very glad you like my uncle as I expected you would. I think you estimate his services too highly when you say that he deserves more of the credit for the defense of Charleston tho' he has done a great deal towards it. I hardly ever hear from him except though you and therefore your letters\nare doubly acceptable. Give my best to him when you next see him. With best wishes for your future prosperity I remain,","Yours truly, A.W. Overton","\"V.M.I.\" April 21st 1864","My Dear Roller, \nYour kind and interesting letter should have had a more speedy reply, but as the examination approaches, I am more and more busy every day. The Class has lost a great deal of time and consequently will not have so much to review in. We are now in the field surveying, have not yet finished Shades and Shadows. The weather has been during the past month colder than I have felt\nfor eight years even in the depth of winter. The mountains in sight are still covered with snow, and today is the only mild and clear day that we have had for over one month, and notwithstanding this we have not had fire since Christmas, and during the deep snows we had suspension of all duties for several days at a time. The cold was so severe that it was impossible to study, a great many went to bed in order to keep warm. This together with Col. Massie's sickness has thrown the 3rd class back very much, so now the hard work comes.","Since you left quite a change has taken place in the Faculty. Lt. Col. Ross has been appointed assistant Prof. Math 4th Class in your place; Sal Crawford received a commission in his old regiment and resigned about a month ago. Dr. Ross is Asst. prof French as well as Asst. Surgeon.","Spex is still very fond of his \"reviews and parades.\" Not long since Gen. Rosser's Cavalry Brigade came through here and encamped about ten or twelve miles beyond Lexington, by Spex's invitation he reviewed the Corps and inspected the barracks. Several days afterwards, he presented the Corps with a flag captured in battle from 164th New York Regiment as a trophy; the\npresentation speech was very fine indeed, it took place under guard tree before a very large crowd. Scott Shipp received it and replied; his was also very good but he was very much excited though, however it was his first speech in public. After the ceremony was over the Cavalry made a charge in field in front of barracks to give us an idea of it. But the idea, Roller, of the Corps of Cadets receiving a trophy taken by our troops in the field from the yankees; it looked like saying, \"Well, you are too weak and afraid to do any thing of this yourselves, so we will make you a present of one,\" I feel that it is a disgrace to the Corps. The speaker alluded in such a touching manner to the precious blood which was spilt in taking it, and of the Col. falling in the charge. That night he invited the officers of the Institute and the 1st Class to attend a party at the house where he was staying, but as all could not attend, Spex allowed only the four Captains and Adjt. to go. Several days afterwards he invited Spex to review his\nbrigade, and the officers and 1st Class again to dine with him, which as many as could conveniently do so, very readily accepted of.","I should like very much to enjoy those nice vegetables and fish you were speaking of, it certainly would be a great treat, especially when everything is so high and scarce, we are nearer starving here than ever before, a piece of beef frequently comes on the table for nine men which candidly speaking I could easily cover with one hand. If the school cannot be maintained on a better scale, I think they had as well close it. It is rumored and I partly believe it that instead of giving the Corps furlough next summer,\nwe are to be sent in a body to Gen. Lee's army. We have not had a march since December last, which I think I gave you an account of. Err this reaches you I imagine you will have received some news from the two grand armies on the Potomac, we are of opinion that it will be the greatest of the war up to this time. May Heaven give us the victory! Many thanks to you for your kind offer, it will be very acceptable. I will inform you immediately of the result of the examination after I know my fate, should I be unsuccessful will go directly from here to Charleston, so in your next letter write me what to equip myself with before leaving and what articles I can procure in Charleston as I do not want to carry more than is necessary.","There are now about fifty odd in the third class and I do not think Massie will pass more than twenty. I know he intends making a most \"awful rake.\" I must not neglect to tell you of the marriage of Miss Sanders (I suppose you remember her) to Capt. Contri an Italian on Gen. Morgan's staff. They say he is a very accomplished and gallant man, fought fourteen pitched battles in Europe, was in Crimean war etc., that is all I know however. They were here today. The Commandant's Office is now a reception room for all visitors, they are not allowed to come into barracks during study hours under any pretence whatever.","How are you progressing with the ladies now or do you visit them at all? As for myself, I have long since abandoned all thoughts of them, scarcely even look at them, you know how fatal they are. I have many things to write, but it is almost 11 o'clock PM and this is the last chance I will have to write for sometime to come. Finished my day's survey in[--] rather earlier today or would not have had this [missing word]. Write me as often as you can.","Your sincere friend, \nLawrence Royster","Sam Hopkins who was here last year, after being confined in some Yankee prison for several months returned home and died two days after.","Camp Stevens- Richmond \nMay 3, 1864","Dear Roller, \nYour esteemed favor did not reach me as soon as it would, had I not been absent on duty when it reached Camp. I hope you will pardon the delay on that account.","I must confess, I have been sadly disappointed in my calculations. When I resigned at the Institute, I was confident of a position in the Engineers. Alas! For the uncertainty of human expectations! I had thought very seriously of joining the Infantry, as a private, \u0026 but for the remonstrances of my parents, think I would have. There is little, well, I see none, chance of promotion in this service unless specially favored, which I have no right to expect. But I am not murmuring. I will be contented, if I only get through this struggle safe. It would afford you little interest, \u0026 cause me more mortification, to detail to you the many ways in which I have been\ndeceived. If I could only forget the many apparently bright prospects which have been offered me, I should feel at least condoled, but memory still sings out \"he, who tries to better a good condition, often renders it worse.\"","Your very kind offers in my behalf, I can assure you, are highly appreciated, \u0026 nothing would give me more pleasure than to be with you, I hope it may be so.","We are anxiously awaiting the result of the impending issue in Northern Virginia. I may say, in truth, never was so much anxiety manifested in any one battle. That we shall be victorious is my confident belief. We had some little excitement in this immediate locality last week, occasioned by the appearance of the enemy in some force at our positions [?] on the Pamunky. It turned out, however, to be a slight demonstration. Nothing else of special interest. Beckham \u0026 Boyd send their regards. Crawford has left the\nInstitute, he failed to get a detail. Write soon \u0026 let me know all.","Your sincere friend, \nJ.B. Prince","Grassy Dale Va., May 17th 1864","My Dear Son, \nIt has now been two weeks since we heard from you, but we suppose you have written but owing to the Raiders destroying the Rail Roads around Richmond we have no mail communication with the South. Since I wrote to you from Charlottesville we have had an exciting time in the Valley. I heard at Charlottesville that the Yankee Genl. Sigel was advancing up the Valley. When I returned to Staunton I found Genl. John C. Breckinridge at that point with two Brigade of Infantry and 12 pieces of Artillery. They left Staunton on Friday last and encamped at Mt. Crawford that night and left early the next morning and encamped that night at Lacy Springs and commenced their march next (Sunday) morning at one o'clock and halted a little below Tenth Legion and remained in that position until Gen. Breckinridge had news from the front.","To get you to understand the situation of things I will go back several days and give you a History of Gen. Imboden's doings. Gen. Imboden found out that the yankees were advancing in three columns, one up the Page, one up the Hardy \u0026 Pendleton Valley, and the main force up our valley. Gen. Imboden by forced marches fell upon the column (all Cavalry) near Moorefield very\nunexpectedly, routed them completely, and pursued them within 6 or 7 miles of Romney, in this time capturing all their train which he had to destroy, having no horses to bring out the wagon.","He then returned to the Valley traveling day \u0026 night, and only stopping long enough to graze his horses, and returned to the Valley in time to attack the column coming up the Page valley. Before Sigel's forces got up to New Market he attacked the column and utterly routed it, scattering it in the mountains and captured on Friday about 100 of them with about 200 fine cavalry horses. He attacked them on Friday night and on Saturday picked up the prisoners and would have gotten more but Sigel advanced and our forces had to fall back on this side of New Market, our men making a very stubborn resistance but was forced to fall back about 8 o'clock on Saturday night to a point 3 miles this side [of] New Market, the yankees having possession of the town during the night. This now gives you to understand the position of things and I will now commence where I left off with Gen. Breckinridge's troops.","Gen. Breckinridge advanced with his troops a little after day light and not wishing to be tedious he maneuvered his forces from one point to another until about 12 O'clock, when he attacked the enemy with his artillery. Having gotten the [heights] back of the town and after an artillery duel of perhaps one hour, the Cadets from Lexington with the 62 Regiment (Col. Smith's Regiment) charged one of the yank's Batteries. They captured it, but lost heavily, the cadets lost 5 killed and 39 wounded, some of them seriously, your friend Cary Watson Adjutant of the Battalion with Col. Shipp leading the Charge, they both came out safe except Col. Shipp had a slight scratch; Royster also came out unhurt. I give you a list of the killed. Cabell, W.H. McDowell, Crockett, C., Stanard, Jones H. It is said that Col. Gilham and Capt. Sims [Semmes] stayed in the rear where there was no danger.","It was at this time that Gen. Breckinridge commenced pressing the enemy at every point and although they had two to our one we drove them from the field capturing five pieces of their Artillery, 111 prisoners and leaving nearly all of their killed and wounded upon the field and in order to make good their retreat burned the bridge over the river. An Officer reports to me today that Sigel is retreating to Winchester in great haste, reporting that we have 30,000 men while we had not more than 4,000 in the fight, our\nreserve having never been brought into action. Gen. Breckinridge's forces are [returning?] up the Valley, whether they go to reinforce Gen. Lee or go to some other point. I went down the Valley with General Breckinridge having gone down with him at his request and was with him most of the time during the fight. I came home last night having left New Market about 1 o'clock\nyesterday. We have had and will continue to have heavy fighting in Virginia, but of the final result no one doubts but we will be successful. We have driven them and at least [repulsed?] them at every point. We are all well. Write soon and often.","Your father","Josie sends her love, so do all the rest. I hope when I write again to be able to give you the glorious news that we have driven the yanks from Virginia soil.","Richmond July 28 1864","My Dear Roller, \nYour letter sent by Overton was duly received and contents noted. I have inquired of the Express Company in regard to your trunk, they tell me that it will be safe to send the blankets in it. In regard to your jacket and vest, you merely told me to order them without saying how I was to send them or whether I was to pay for them. I have seen Doherty in regard to them and he can make them out of excellent cloth for $250 so they will be ready in a few days. I will wait until I hear from you before I ship any of the things, if you say so I can put both blankets \u0026 clothes in the trunk, let me hear immediately and I will attend to all with great pleasure. I should like very much to go over to see you, but cannot possibly do so, though I do not intend to remain here idle longer than the first of August. I am ashamed of it, will return to Lexington and remain there in camp first.","I have not seen Overton since the school closed. About two dozen of the boys are staying here. Speaking of the appointments, a good many of them surprised me, though I am very well satisfied with what I got, I don't care much however, you know kissing goes by favor. There are eight privates now in the first class, but it is my private belief that the Institute will not be in operation again until the was is over, although they have made arrangements to carry it on, books cloth and provisions an all wanting.","I am glad your Father did not suffer by the yankees. Mother lost absolutely every thing she had, and is now a refugee here, sick too, they not only stole all provision, and stock she had, but went about the house breaking up what they could find and then had the assurance to ask my sister if she could not furnish them with a snack of ham. Roller, if I am ever spared to get into yankee land, I will respect nothing but a woman's person, I'll break, pillage and plunder. My Mother, from living in luxury at home, is now\nforced to the necessity of borrowing a wagon to get home in, and I don't know what she is going to live on after she gets there.","Speaking of old \"23,\" she did [ro__] this time, if the appointments are permanent (which I doubt) but I am afraid Pat will not stand first, I think Davis will get him. Pat has been thinking too much of Miss Mollie, she will ruin him I am afraid, or rather has done so. I will write you a letter in a few days.","Sincerely, Your friend \nLawrence Royster \nAddress \nCare, Purcell, Ladd \u0026 Co.","Corps Cadets Camp on Intermediate Line \nNear Richmond Dec. 7th 1864","My Dear Roller, \nI am really ashamed at the idea of neglecting your letter for so long a time, but out here even I scarcely have time to write a letter, so busily are we occupied drilling and having dress parades. Soon after you were at Camp Lee, we moved to this place and it seems impossible, although we have procured the Almshouse for us to get away, we are anxiously expecting a furlough of two weeks to prepare etc. When we will be relieved from duty here I cannot say, we are daily expecting a fight on this line, certainly\nbefore the end of this week. They are making such a stir about our getting the building that I do not expect we will be able to study in peace after we do get there. The provisions and \"we officers\" have all been moved down ready for work but the much persecuted Corps has not been released from the Confederate Authorities yet. Not long since a foreign battalion was raised under Col. Tucker to be stationed in Columbia \u0026 Aiken SC as a garrison. A good many of our boys have accepted positions as Captains and Lieutenants, among them, several of the old class, also Duncan, Brockenbrough, James F., Dinwiddie, Barton, Penn and Tunstall. I came near going myself but concluded not to do so, and now I congratulate myself upon not going. I believe we intend to occupy the Alms House until the spring and then move to Lexington again. I am sure I cannot study much in Richmond, and now I have my fears concerning Calculus etc. as it would be more disgraceful than ever should I fail in that, oh! I do want that diploma so much. I have studied hard for two long years and now do not want to fail. We are to room by company, consequently our old room will greatly, to the regret of all parties, be broken up, Pizzini, Davis and myself being in different companies. With that\nexception I have as pleasant a room as I could desire. Stuart, Echols, Etheredge, Royster, Ridley R., James J., Jarratt \u0026 Peirce, the officers and non-commissioned of \"B\" Co. The house is an elegant building, much more than old barracks. We will also have to study on Saturday which I do not like much. That fine breakfast on Saturday will be knocked in the head then.","Ross \u0026 Echols desire to be remembered to you."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn E. Roller personal papers, 1862-1910. MS 0171. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["John E. Roller personal papers, 1862-1910. MS 0171. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe John E. Roller papers include:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCivil War era letters from cadet friends concerning life at VMI\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCivil War dispatches and telegrams that date from Roller's service with the Confederate States of America engineers, including one document signed by General Robert E. Lee\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne scrapbook (circa 1910) that contains clippings about Civil War battles, veterans, unit reunions, monument dedications, and other related information\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo photographs, one of Confederate soldier Lieutenant Colonel Samuel T. Walker (10th Virginia Infantry Regiment) and one of the Virginia Legislature Centennial Committee (1871)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHolograph text of a cadet literary-debating society speech delivered by Cadet Norwood B. Randolph in 1870\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOther items\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter regards cadet life and the upcoming inauguration of Jefferson Davis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten from Staunton, Virginia. Letter regards Peter S. Roller's inability to supply General Francis H. Smith with hired or slave labor. Letter also includes a discussion of when John E. Roller should join the Army.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten from VMI, Lexington, VIrginia. In the letter, John E. Roller submits a report concerning the theft of Commandant records.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten from Richmond, Virginia. Letter congratulates John E. Roller on his Army commission.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter discusses examinations and mutual friends at VMI.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter regards results of examinations and that Lawrence Royster is considering leaving VMI.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter regards academic problems, uncertainty about staying at VMI, and mentions several recent graduates and cadets.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter discusses rumors about deployment of cadets and cadets who have left VMI.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter regards academics, changes in faculty, and cadet life.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten from Camp Stephens, Richmond, Virginia. Joseph B. Prince recently resigned from a teaching job at VMI to join the Army, but is disappointed in his Army position.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten from Grassy Dale, Virginia. Letter reports news of fighting in the Shenandoah Valley between forces of General Breckinridge and General Sigel. The letter also mentions the Battle of New Market.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten from Richmond, Virginia. Letter regards Hunter's Raid and family news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten from Richmond, Virginia. Letter regards travel to VMI's temporary headquarters at the Alms House in Richmond.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents include Richard L. Gray, Nannie Lewis, G. W. Berlin, and C. L. 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