Thomas T. Munford 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:

Thomas T. Munford papers, 1845-1865. MS 0158. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
19 items
Creator:
Munford, Thomas T. (Thomas Taylor), 1831-1918
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Thomas T. Munford papers, 1845-1865. MS 0158. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

The Thomas T. Munford papers consist of the personal papers of Munford, including:

  • One letter (dated April 18, 1861) to Charles Ellis that discusses the outbreak of war
  • One letter (dated May 9, 1864) to George P. Tayloe, Munford's father-in-law, that discusses the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
  • One letter (dated May 21, 1865) to Sallie Munford, Munford's niece, that expresses sadness caused by the South's defeat
  • One photostat of Munford's Special Orders No. 6 (dated April 25, 1865)
  • One architecture textbook used by Munford during his cadetship at VMI, including his original sketches and annotations
  • Eleven receipts (dated 1845-1847) that show payments of George W. Munford to Claudius Crozet for schooling of his sons

Biographical / historical:

Thomas Taylor Munford was born in 1831 in Richmond, Virginia. He graduated VMI in 1852 and went on to become a farmer and businessman. During the Civil War he was a Brigadier General in the Confederate Army. Munford died in 1918 in Uniontown, Alabama.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks