William H. Green Account Book 1870-1873

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

Email: archives@vmi.edu

Phone: (540) 464-7516

Phone: (540) 464-7566

Fax: (540) 464-7089

Web: www.vmi.edu/archives

Summary

Language:

English

Background

Scope and content:

The William H. Green account book contains a listing of school expenses incurred while Green was a cadet at the Virginia Military Institute, 1870-1873.

Biographical / historical:

William Henry Green was born in Lancaster County, South Carolina on October 5, 1852. His parents were Francis D. Green and Susan Brown. Green entered the Virginia Military Institute in 1870 and resigned in 1873 before receiving a degree. He returned to Lancaster County, where he was a farmer. He married Frederica Rebecca Jones on July 22, 1874; the couple had seven children (William, Walter, Daniel, F. E., Susan, Nettie, and Mary). Green died of typhoid fever at his home in Lancaster County on November 25, 1891.

Physical description:

The collection consists of one item.