Papers, 1861-1879.

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Papers, 1861-1879.

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Collection consists of a memoir written by Charles Copland Wight (1841-1897) concerning his life as a student at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington and while serving in the Confederate States Army of Northern Virginia; a student notebook kept by Wight, presumably at the Virginia Military Institute; and diaries (3 vols.), 1863-1865 and 1878- 1879, kept by Wight's mother, Margaret (Brown) Wight (b. 1809), at Hanover Court House, Charles City Court House, and Richmond, Va., primarily concerning family activities and local events.

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Virginia Historical Society Library

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Wight family.

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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...

Confederate states of America. Army

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...

Wight, Charles Copland, 1841-1897.

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Wight, Margaret Brown, b. 1809.

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Wight, Mary Brown, b. 1809.

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