John R. Waddy letter, 1856

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Preston Library
Virginia Military Institute
345 Letcher Ave.
Lexington, VA 24450-0304
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Preferred citation:

John R. Waddy letter, 1865 October 27. MS 0091. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
1 items
Creator:
Smith, Francis H. (Francis Henney), 1812-1890
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

John R. Waddy letter, 1865 October 27. MS 0091. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of one letter of recommendation (dated October 27, 1856) written by VMI Superintendent Francis H. Smith on behalf of John R. Waddy. In the letter Smith recommends Waddy for a commission in the United States Army.

Biographical / historical:

John Robinson Waddy was born in 1834 in Eastville, Virginia and graduated VMI in 1853. Prior to 1861, he was an officer in the United States Army and then was an officer in the Confederate States of America. Waddy was also a farmer, businessman, and postmaster. He died in 1903 in Norfolk, Virginia.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks