Conditions Governing Use

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 not be redistributed, published or reproduced without permission from the VMI Archives. Contact the VMI Archives for additional information.

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions

Preferred Citation

Robert H. Rutherford collection, 1862. MS 0389. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

Robert Henderson Rutherford was born in 1844 in Cumberland County, Virginia. He graduated from VMI in 1865. He was a Private with the 3rd Virginia Cavalry Regiment, Confederate States of America. Rutherford died in January 1863.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of two items. The first item is a letter (dated February 14th, 1862) from Cadet Robert H. Rutherford to his cousin Louisa Henderson Perkins, in which he describes life at VMI and mentions Valentine's Day. The second item is Rutherford's prayer book.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Correspondence
• Perkins, Louisa Henderson
• Prayer books
• Rutherford Family
• Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1860-1869
• Virginia Military Institute—Civil War, 1861-1865
• Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1865