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Preferred Citation

George A. Goodman papers, 1848-1865. MS 0044. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

George Augustus Goodman was born on April 16, 1828 in Albemarle County, Virginia and graduated from VMI in 1852. He went on to be a teacher and farmer. During the Civil War, Goodman served as a Lieutenant Colonel, 13th Virginia Infantry Regiment. He was a prisoner at Ft. Delaware (Delaware) from September 1864 to July 1865. He died on June 24, 1884 in Louisa County, Virginia.

Scope and Contents

The George A. Goodman papers consist of 11 items related to George A. Goodman, including: VMI Diploma and Cadet Dialectic Society certificates Letters of recommendation (1859) from Francis H. Smith and Thomas H. Williamson Civil War documents, including commissions, oaths of allegiance, and a prison parole

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Certificates
• Confederate States of America. Army—Virginia Infantry Regiment, 13th
• Diplomas
• Letters of recommendation
• United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Prisoners and prisons
• Virginia Military Institute—Cadet debating societies
• Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1850-1859
• Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1852