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Language
English
Abstract
Selected documents from the service record of Col. James Monroe Ingalls, U.S. Army, who was professor of military science
and tactics and professor of mathematics at West Virginia University, 1877-1878. The collection includes correspondence and
memoranda, 1878-1884, concerning the retention of Ingalls at WVU or the assignment of another qualified officer, comments
on the inadequacy of the law governing the apportionment of officers to land-grant colleges, and a catalog of the professional
works and papers of Ingalls. Correspondents include William W. Belknap, James R. Thompson, George W. McCrary, Rutherford B.
Hayes, Waitman T. Willey, and George C. Sturgiss.
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], James Monroe Ingalls (1837-1927) Service Records, A&M 1903, West Virginia
and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.