William E. Fife quarterly grade reportMS.0345Virginia Military Institute Archives

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This collection consists of one VMI quarterly grade report for Cadet William E. Fife, dated April 1, 1852. The document was completed and signed by Superintendent Francis H. Smith.

Biographical / Historical

William Estill Fife was born in 1834 in Charleston, West Virginia. He graduated from VMI in 1855. During the Civil War he was a Lieutenant Colonel with the 36th Virginia Infantry. After the War, Fife was a farmer. He died in a railroad accident in 1891 in Puntnam County, West Virginia.

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William E. Fife quarterly grade report, 1852. MS 0345. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1855 Virginia Military Institute—Curricula Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1850-1859 Virginia Military Institute—Academics—History—19th century Fife, William E. (William Estill), 1834-1891