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Virginia Military Institute Archives

Preston Library
411 Letcher Avenue
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington, VA 24450
Primary Collecting Areas:
Military history, Civil War, Shenandoah Valley history, Stonewall Jackson Papers, genealogy
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The VMI Archives include significant manuscript and Institute records holdings, with a focus on military history and the Civil War. Our extensive digital archives allow for easy online access to many of our collections.
POC: Jeffrey S. Kozak
Phone: (540) 464-7516
Start Over Repository Virginia Military Institute Archives Collection Benjamin F. Oakes Civil War letter, 1864
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Benjamin F. Oakes Civil War letter, 1864

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This collection consists of one letter (dated December 13, 1864) from Union soldier Captain Benjamin F. Oakes of the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery to J. G. Richardson. The letter describes the destruction of the Weldon Railroad by Union troops and the burning of buildings in Sussex Courthouse, Virginia.

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Benjamin F. Oakes Civil War letter, 1864 1 items

Oakes, Benjamin F.

This collection consists of one letter (dated December 13, 1864) from Union soldier Captain Benjamin F. Oakes of the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery to J. G. Richardson. The letter describes the destruction of the Weldon Railroad by Union troops and the burning of buildings in Sussex Courthouse, Virginia.

Letter to J. G. Richardson, 1864

Written from "in the field" near Petersburg, Virginia. Letter describes in detail the destruction of the Weldon Railroad by Union troops and the burning buildings in Sussex Courthouse, Virginia.

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