Papers, 1854-1870.

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Papers, 1854-1870.

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Correspondence from McAllister while he was attending Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Va., during the Civil War; and after the war as an attorney. Letters discuss life at the Farm School [Covington?], and at Virginia Military Institute; military engagements, the reputation of the Army of the West, and the religious state of dying soldiers; and the North's attitude toward the South. Included is an insurance policy with the Piedmont Estate Insurance Company.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Confederate States of America. Army of the West.

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Piedmont Estate Insurance Company.

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Virginia Military Institute

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On March 29, 1839 the General Aslsembly passed the final version of the act establishing a military school at the Lexington arsenal, where the students would protect the arms while pursuing educational courses. The School was named the Virginia Military Institute and is the nation's oldest state supported military college. The governor appointed nine members to the Board of Visitors to oversee the new school and they elected Claudius Crozet as president of the board and named Franci...

McAllister, William, Ph. D.

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Confederate soldier and attorney, from Covington (Allegany County), Va. From the description of Papers, 1854-1870. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19903306 ...