Horace P. Meader papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Preston Library
Virginia Military Institute
345 Letcher Ave.
Lexington, VA 24450-0304
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Jeffrey S. Kozak
Phone: (540) 464-7516
Phone: (540) 464-7566
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Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of 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:

Horace P. Meader papers, 1863-1928. MS 0152. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
4 items
Creator:
Meader, Horace P., 1839?-?
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Horace P. Meader papers, 1863-1928. MS 0152. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

The Horace P. Meader papers consist of two Civil War discharge documents issued to Private Meader of the United States Army, 24th Massachusetts Infantry, Company K. The documents are dated December 28, 1863 at St. Augustine, Florida and January 20, 1866 at Richmond, Virginia.

The papers also include two documents (dated 1921 and 1928) concerning a Civil War pension given to Meader's widow. At the time of his enlistment, Meader was a 23 years old teamster living in Boston, Massachusetts.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks