William J. Green letterMS.0155Virginia Military Institute Archives

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-04-09 17:47:03 -0400.Description is written in: Undetermined, Code for undetermined script script. Virginia Military Institute Archives William J. Green letter Green, William J. (William James), 1825-1862 MS.0155 /repositories/3/resources/226 1 items 1843 September 10 Manuscripts stacks English . Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one letter (dated September 10, 1843) from William J. Green to his father, Duff Green. The letter describes in detail the Corps march to Rockbridge Alumni, Warm, Hot, and White Sulphur Springs, Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

William James Green was born in 1825 in Falmouth, Virginia. He graduated VMI in 1846 and went on to become a farmer and merchant. During the Civil War he was a Lieutenant Colonel with the 47th Virginia Infantry Regiment. In 1862 Green was killed in action at the Battle of Cold Harbor, Virginia.

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William J. Green letter, 1843 September 10. MS 0155. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1840-1849 Virginia Military Institute–Class of 1846 Springs—Virginia Rockbridge County (Va.)—History Correspondence