George A. Goodman papersMS.0044.oversizedVirginia Military Institute Archives

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-04-09 17:46:09 -0400.Description is written in: Undetermined, Code for undetermined script script. Virginia Military Institute Archives George A. Goodman papers Goodman, George A. (George Augustus), 1828-1884 Smith, Francis H. (Francis Henney), 1812-1890 Williamson, Thomas H. (Thomas Hoomes), 1813-1888 MS.0044.oversized /repositories/3/resources/129 11 items 1848-1865 Oversized Case 1 English . Scope and Contents

The George A. Goodman papers consist of 11 items related to George A. Goodman, including:

  • VMI Diploma and Cadet Dialectic Society certificates
  • Letters of recommendation (1859) from Francis H. Smith and Thomas H. Williamson
  • Civil War documents, including commissions, oaths of allegiance, and a prison parole

 Biographical / Historical

George Augustus Goodman was born on April 16, 1828 in Albemarle County, Virginia and graduated from VMI in 1852. He went on to be a teacher and farmer. During the Civil War, Goodman served as a Lieutenant Colonel, 13th Virginia Infantry Regiment. He was a prisoner at Ft. Delaware (Delaware) from September 1864 to July 1865. He died on June 24, 1884 in Louisa County, Virginia.

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George A. Goodman papers, 1848-1865. MS 0044. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

 Confederate States of America. Army—Virginia Infantry Regiment, 13th United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Prisoners and prisons Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1852 Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1850-1859 Diplomas Letters of recommendation Certificates Virginia Military Institute—Cadet debating societies