Stonewall Jackson home cabinet card photo, color snapshots, a copy print photo and post cards, 1861/1987

Containers:
Box 11, Folder 12
Scope and content:

The photos in this folder are as follows:

A large cabinet card photo by M. Miley, Lexington, Virginia, and a black and white post card of the same view, circa 1861. Gifts of Laura Figgat.

A color post card published by Moore & Gibson Co., New York and printed in Germany, along with a copy print photo of the same view, circa 1907.

Three interior color snapshot photos of the parlor, dining room and bedroom decorated for Christmas, circa 1987.

Biographical / historical:

The Stonewall Jackson House is located at 8 E. Washington St. in Lexington, Virginia. It is the only home that Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson ever owned, where he lived from 1858 to 1861 while serving as a professor at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI). Today, the property is preserved and operated by VMI, focusing on Jackson's civilian life, his family, and the enslaved people who lived there.

Access and use

Location of collection:
Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library
Special Collections and Archives
James G. Leyburn Library
Washington and Lee University
204 W. Washington Street
Lexington, VA 24450
Contact for questions and access:
POC: SCA Staff
Phone: (540) 458-8649
Phone: (540) 463-8109
Fax: (540) 463-8964
Parent restrictions:
The collection is open for research use.
Parent terms of access:
The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source.