William T. Poague papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Preston Library
Virginia Military Institute
345 Letcher Ave.
Lexington, VA 24450-0304
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Jeffrey S. Kozak
Phone: (540) 464-7516
Phone: (540) 464-7566
Fax: (540) 464-7089
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

William T. Poague papers, 1861-1911. MS 0143. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.5 Linear Feet approximately 75 items in one box
Creator:
Poague, William T. (William Thomas), 1835-1914
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

William T. Poague papers, 1861-1911. MS 0143. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

The William T. Poague papers consist of the papers (approximately 75 items) of Poague. The papers include the handwritten manuscripts of his Civil War memoirs, written in 1903 (later edited and published as the book "Gunner with Stonewall"). Also included is general correspondence related to Poague's membership in Confederate veteran's organizations, battery rolls, and other documents.

Biographical / historical:

William Thomas Poague was born in 1835 in Rockbridge County, Virginia. During the Civil War he was a Lieutenant Colonel with the Rockbridge Artillery, Confederate States of America. From 1881 to 1914 he was the VMI Treasurer and Military Storekeeper. Poague died in 1914 in Lexington, Virginia.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks