Summer Camps Order Book

Scope and content:

Contains orders issued during the annual summer encampment period, 1842-1846. During the pre-Civil War period and through much of the 19th century, cadets moved out of Barracks into Camp on the Parade Ground during the summer months between academic sessions. New cadets went directly into camp prior to the beginning of the school year.

Subjects:

Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1840-1849

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