Virginia Military Institute Archives
William Gilham papers
Gilham, William, 1818-1872
Ezekiel, Moses J. (Moses Jacob), 1844-1917
MS.0267
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21 items
1846-1861
Manuscripts stacks
English
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Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the papers (21 items) of 19th century VMI faculty member William Gilham, including:
- Official Register of the Officers and Cadets of the U. S. Military Academy (June 1841)
- A VMI weekly class report (circa 1860)
- A dispatch signed by General Robert E. Lee
- Correspondence, including a letter from Moses Ezekiel (VMI Class of 1866)
- Photographs where the subjects are Robert E. Lee, Gilham and his wife, Libby Prison, and Richmond, Virginia during the Civil War
- Invitations to social events in Lexington, Virginia from the McDowell Family
Biographical / Historical
William Gilham was born in 1818 in Vincennes, Indiana. He graduated from the United States Military Academy Class in 1840. He was a United States Army officer and a VMI faculty member from 1846 to 1864. Gilham died in 1872 in Vermont.
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Manuscript collections in the VMI Archives are made available for educational and research use. The VMI Archives should be cited as the source. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any copyright holders. Materials from our collections may
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Preferred Citation
William Gilham papers. Manuscript # 0267, Virginia Military Institute Archives
Virginia Military Institute—Faculty
Virginia Military Institute—History—19th century
Libby Prison -- Photographs
Richmond (Va.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Photographs
Lexington (Va.) -- Social life and customs
United States Military Academy—History—19th century
Correspondence
Virginia Military Institute—Curricula
Dispatches
Gilham, Cordelia Hayden
Dispatch from Robert E. Lee to William Gilham/repositories/3/archival_objects/4672Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-18701861 July 19English.Scope and ContentsDispatch ordering William Gilham to muster troops and "oppose the progress of the enemy" in the vicinity of Staunton, Virginia.
DispatchesVirginia—History—Civil War, 1861-1865Staunton (Va.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865CorrespondenceSoldiers -- Confederate States of America -- Correspondence