James B. Terrill letter

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
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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:

James B. Terrill letter, 1861 April 5. MS 0161. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
1 items
Creator:
Terrill, James B. (James Barbour), 1838-1864 and Baldwin, John B.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

James B. Terrill letter, 1861 April 5. MS 0161. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of one letter (dated April 5, 1861) from James B. Terrill to Virginia's Governor, John Letcher. Terrill offers to serve as an officer in the Virginia Volunteers and gives a brief account of his previous military experience. The letter also features an endorsement by John B. Baldwin.

Letter written to Virginia's Governor, John Letcher. James B. Terrill offers to serve as an officer in the Virginia Volunteers and gives a brief account of his previous military experience. The letter also features an endorsement by John B. Baldwin.

Biographical / historical:

James Barbour Terrill was born in 1838 in Warm Springs, Virginia. He graduated VMI in 1858 and went on to become a lawyer. During the Civil War he was a Brigadier General with the Confederate States of America. In 1864 Terrill was killed in action at Bethesda Church, Virginia.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks