Thomas T. Munford papersMS.0158Virginia Military Institute Archives

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-06-10 03:00:38 -0400.Description is written in: Undetermined, Code for undetermined script script. Virginia Military Institute Archives Thomas T. Munford papers Munford, Thomas T. (Thomas Taylor), 1831-1918 MS.0158 /repositories/3/resources/238 19 items 1845-1865 Manuscripts stacks English Scope and Contents

The Thomas T. Munford papers consist of the personal papers of Munford, including:

  • One letter (dated April 18, 1861) to Charles Ellis that discusses the outbreak of war
  • One letter (dated May 9, 1864) to George P. Tayloe, Munford's father-in-law, that discusses the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
  • One letter (dated May 21, 1865) to Sallie Munford, Munford's niece, that expresses sadness caused by the South's defeat
  • One photostat of Munford's Special Orders No. 6 (dated April 25, 1865)
  • One architecture textbook used by Munford during his cadetship at VMI, including his original sketches and annotations
  • Eleven receipts (dated 1845-1847) that show payments of George W. Munford to Claudius Crozet for schooling of his sons

 Biographical / Historical

Thomas Taylor Munford was born in 1831 in Richmond, Virginia. He graduated VMI in 1852 and went on to become a farmer and businessman. During the Civil War he was a Brigadier General in the Confederate Army. Munford died in 1918 in Uniontown, Alabama.

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Thomas T. Munford papers, 1845-1865. MS 0158. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

 Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1852 Virginia Military Institute—Curricula Virginia Military Institute—Cadet drawings Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1850-1859 Virginia—History—Civil War, 1861-1865 Spotsylvania Court House, Battle of, Va., 1864 Correspondence Receipts (financial records) Orders (military records) United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Personal narratives Textbooks Crozet, Claudius, 1790-1864 Letter to Charles Ellis/repositories/3/archival_objects/5417Munford, Thomas T. (Thomas Taylor), 1831-19181861 April 18EnglishScope and Contents

Letter discusses the outbreak of war.

CorrespondenceVirginia—History—Civil War, 1861-1865United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Personal narrativesLetter to Sallie Munford/repositories/3/archival_objects/5418Munford, Thomas T. (Thomas Taylor), 1831-19181865 May 21EnglishScope and Contents

Letter expresses sadness caused by the South's defeat.

CorrespondenceUnited States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Personal narratives