Nalle Family Civil War letters

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
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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:

Nalle Family Civil War letters, 1865. MS 0223. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
2 items
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Nalle Family Civil War letters, 1865. MS 0223. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

The Nalle Family Civil War letters collection consists of two letters. The first letter (dated January 15, 1865) was written from Philip Pendleton Nalle to his son Cadet G. B. Wallace Nalle. In the letter, Phillip urges G. B. to remain at VMI rather than join the Confederate Army. The second letter (circa 1865) is a fragment from G. B.'s mother, in which she discusses the actions of Union troops in Culpepper County, Virginia, and other Civil War news.

Biographical / historical:

Gustavus Brown Wallace Nalle was born in 1846 in Culpepper County, Virginia. He graduated VMI in 1867 and was a New Market cadet. He was also a merchant and farmer. Nalle died in 1926 in Culpepper, Virginia.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks