Alexander S. Pendleton papers, 1862/1863

Access and use

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

Alexander S. Pendleton Papers, MS 0412, Virginia Military Institute Archives, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
9 items
Creator:
Pendleton, Alexander S. (Alexander Swift), 1840-1864
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Alexander S. Pendleton Papers, MS 0412, Virginia Military Institute Archives, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection (nine items) consists of Alexander S. Pendleton's Civil War papers, including:

  • Military orders and dispatches directed to General Richard S. Ewell and others
  • A note from Pendleton to his father concerning the death of General Stonewall Jackson in May 1863
  • A request for a leave of absence
  • Correspondence

Biographical / historical:

Alexander (Sandie) Swift Pendleton was born near Alexandria, Virginia on September 28, 1840 to William Nelson Pendleton (1809-1883; Episcopal minister, educator, and Confederate General) and Anzolette E. Page (1806-1884). The Pendleton family moved to Lexington, Virginia in October 1853, where William became rector at Grace Episcopal Church.

In 1857 Sandie Pendleton graduated from Washington College (now Washington & Lee University) and subsequently enrolled at the University of Virginia, where he was pursuing a Master of Arts degree when the Civil War began. He received a commission as 2nd Lieutenant with the Provisional Army of Virginia and reported to Harper's Ferry, West Virginia on June 14, 1861. Within weeks, he was asked by General Stonewall Jackson to join his staff as an ordnance officer. Jackson had known Pendleton from their days together in Lexington, where Jackson was a Professor at VMI. Pendleton subsequently served as Jackson's Assistant Adjutant General (Second Corps), and the relationship between Pendleton and Jackson was a close one. Following Jackson's death at Chancellorsville in May 1863, Sandie Pendleton remained as Assistant Adjutant General under General Richard S. Ewell and would later serve under General Jubal A. Early.

In 1863, Sandie Pendleton married Catherine Corbin (Carter) and the newlyweds were expecting their first child when he was mortally wounded at Fisher's Hill, Virginia on September 23, 1864.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks