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Preferred Citation

James J. Phillips collection, 1853-1890. MS 0497. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

James Jasper Phillips was born in 1832 and graduated from VMI in 1853. During the Civil War he was a Colonel with the 9th Virginia Infantry Regiment. After the War he was a buisnessman. Phillips died in 1908 in New York City, New York.

Scope and Contents

This collection (five items) consists of items related to James J. Phillips, including: VMI Diploma (1853) VMI Society of Cadets certificate (1853) A drawing of VMI Barracks (circa 1852-1853) Confederate Army Commission (1863) Certificate, Pickett Buchanan Camp, Confederate Veterans (1890)

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Barracks
• Certificates
• Confederate States of America -- Army -- Virginia Infantry Regiment, 9th
• Diplomas
• Military commissions
• Military commissions
• Virginia Military Institute—Cadet drawings
• Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1853