Virginia Military Institute Archives
Marshall McDonald papers
McDonald, Marshall, 1835-1895
Shipp, Scott, 1839-1917
Smith, Francis H. (Francis Henney), 1812-1890
McGuire, Hunter, 1835-1900
Cutshaw, Wilfred E. (Wilfred Emory), 1838-1907
Cunningham, Edward, 1841-1904
Denegre, John, 1844-1871
Morrison, James H. (James Horace), 1839-1910
Hardin, Mark B. (Mark Bernard), 1838-1916
Flowerree, Daniel W. (Daniel Walton), 1838-1878
Maury, Dabney Herndon, 1822-1900
Lyell, John W. (John Warner), 1838-1902
MS.0169
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0.5 Linear Feet
approximately 90 items
1861-1892
Manuscripts stacks
English
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Scope and Contents
The Marshall McDonald papers (approximately 90 items) include primarily correspondence (1861-1892), notes, scientific reports, and documents. Among the correspondents are several VMI alumni and faculty members and Civil War officers, including:
- Scott Shipp
- Francis H. Smith
- Edward Cunningham
- Wilfred E. Cutshaw
- John W. Lyell
- James H. Morrison
- Mark B. Hardin
- Daniel W. Flowerree
- General Dabney H. Maury
- Hunter McGuire
Correspondence topics include McDonald's service in the Engineer and Ordnance Deptartments, glimpses of Civil War and post-War life at VMI (in the Smith and Shipp letters), and McDonald's professional concerns.
Biographical / Historical
Marshall McDonald was born in 1835 in Romney, West Virginia. He graduated VMI in 1860. During the Civil War he was a Confederate Army engineer and ordnance officer stationed at the Selma, Alabama arsenal. From 1866 to 1872 he was a VMI faculty member (chemistry, mineralogy, and geology). McDonald died in 1895.
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing 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
Marshall McDonald personal papers, 1861-1892. MS 0169. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.
Confederate States of America. Army—Ordnance and ordnance stores
Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1860
Virginia Military Institute—History—19th century
Virginia Military Institute—Faculty—Biography
Correspondence
Reports
Virginia Military Institute—Civil War, 1861-1865
United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865