Charles W. Turner Civil War letter

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
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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:

Charles W. Turner Civil War letter, 1865 March 28. MS 0182. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
1 items
Creator:
Turner, Charles W. (Charles William), 1846-1907
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Charles W. Turner Civil War letter, 1865 March 28. MS 0182. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of one letter from Charles W. Turner to Major Garnett Andrews, commander of the 2nd Foreign Battalion. In the letter, Turner discussions his commission, other soldiers, and asks to be appointed as a 1st Lieutenant in Andrews' unit.

Biographical / historical:

Charles William Turner was born in 1846 in Stephen City, Virginia. He graduated VMI in 1867 and was a New Market cadet. He was also a lawyer and the Adjutant General of Montana. Turner died in 1907 in Seattle, Washington.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks