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This collection consists of one letter (dated June 14, 1864) from Sidney Marlin, a Union soldier (United States Army Signal Corps), to his wife Sallie [Sarah]. The letter was written from Lexington, Virginia, where Union forces were camped during Hunter's Raid. Marlin describes VMI, and comments on the destruction of VMI and Governor John Letcher's property.

The Thomas A. Stevenson papers consist of the papers (five items) Stevenson, including:

• Three letters (1860) from Stevenson (known as Andrew) to his sister Maria Stevenson in which he discusses the possibility of war, the celebration of Washington's birthday, and war preparation activities at VMI following the announcement of Virginia's secession
• One Confederate War Department visitor's pass (dated November 11, 1861) that allows Maria Stevenson to travel to Norfolk, Virginia
• One letter (dated March 27, 1862) that introduces Stevenson to Major Taylor and recommends him for drillmaster duties

This collection consists of the three volume Civil War era diary of Union soldier Uri (possibly Uriah) B. Scofield who served with the 18th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Regiment. The diary entries are not detailed, although some information about regimental activities is provided. Volume I (1864) includes the unit's march through the Shenandoah Valley and mentions the burning of the VMI in June 1864.

The printed portion of the document outlines the proposed training regimen and lists estimated monthly expenses. This particular document was mailed to Christopher Damron, a lawyer in Allegheny County, Virginia, who had inquired about enrolling his sons (they did not enroll). A handwritten note from VMI's treasurer William S. Polk to Damron appears at the bottom of the document.

Special report written by VMI Surgeon Robert L. Madison on July 1, 1864 after Hunter's Raid during the Civil War., "Estimating losses sustained by the hospital at the hands of Yankee thieves and incendiaries on June 11, 1864."

The Wilberforce Veitch document is an absence document issued to cadet Wilberforce Veitch (VMI Class of 1867) from VMI's temporary headquarters at the Alms House in Richmond, Virginia on April 3, 1865, when the Corps was disbanded during the evacuation of the city.