Letter from John T. L. Preston

Creator:

Preston, John T. L. (John Thomas Lewis), 1811-1890

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Written from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter endorses William D. Stuart's application for a commission in the United States Army.

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English .

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VMI
December 10, 1850

W. Stuart was appointed immediately after his graduation Assistant Instructor of Tactics in the Virginia Military Institute. This is the highest and most indubitable testimony of the estimate of his military qualifications, by those who know him best. The course of military instruction and discipline at the Institute conforms strictly to that of the U.S.A. at West Point and is conducted by graduates of the latter Institution. If from a jealous regard to the character of the Army, the Government ordinarily restricts its commissions to the graduates of West Point, the same principle might well incline it, in its exceptional appointment of citizens, to feel a preference for those, who like Mr. Stuart, have at a State Institution, thoroughly prepared themselves for the Military Profession.
John T.L. Preston
Prof. V.M.I

Subjects:

Letters of recommendation
Correspondence

Names:

Preston, John T. L. (John Thomas Lewis), 1811-1890

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