William O. Yager diary

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
Fax: (540) 464-7089
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:

William O. Yager diary, 1849-1852. MS 0188. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
1 items
Creator:
Yager, William O. (William Overall), 1833-1904
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

William O. Yager diary, 1849-1852. MS 0188. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of a diary fragment (approximately 25 pages) kept by William O. Yager from 1849 to 1852. The bulk of the diary concerns a dispute between his classmates John A. Thompson and William M. Gordon that led to a court of inquiry and court martial. The diary also contains lists of roommates and poetry.

Biographical / historical:

William Overall Yager was born in 1833 in Luray, Virginia. He graduated from VMI in 1852. During the Civil War he was a Colonel with the 1st Texas Cavalry, Confederate States of America. After the War he was a school superintendent and banker. Yager died in 1904 in Luray.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks