Michael G. Harman letters, 1861

Access and use

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

Michael G. Harman letters, 1861. MS 0397. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
6 items
Creator:
Harman, Michael G., 1823-1877
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Michael G. Harman letters, 1861. MS 0397. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of the Civil War letters (six items) of Lieutenant Colonel Michael G. Harman, written from Staunton, Virginia where he was Quartermaster. The letters were written primarily to General Henry R. Jackson. The correspondence concerns supplies of corn, clothing, horses, and other items, transportation problems, and other Quartermaster Department problems.

Biographical / historical:

Michael G. Harman was born in 1823 in Augusta County, Virginia. Prior to the Civil War he operated a stagecoach line and was the proprietor of a hotel. From April 1861 to January 1862 he served as Confederate Quartermaster in Staunton, Virginia. On August 19, 1861 he was elected Lieutenant Colonel of the 52nd Virginia Infantry Regiment and served in a dual capacity until resigning his commission as Quartermaster on January 8, 1862. In May 1862 Harman was was elected Colonel of 52nd Virginia, but was wounded and resigned from the Army in June 1863 due to disability. He served served as Quartermaster in Staunton until the end of the Civil War.

After 1865 Harman continued to operate his stage line, hotel, and other businesses. From 1865 to 1866 he was member of the VMI Board of Visitors. He died in 1877 and is buried in Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks