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Preferred Citation

Samuel Garland, Jr. Civil War commission document, 1861 May 9. MS 0118. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Mary L. Garland, 1938.

Biographical / Historical

Samuel Garland, Jr. (1830-1862), VMI Class of 1849, served as a Colonel in the 11th Virginia Infantry and led his regiment at 1st Manassas, Virginia. He was promoted to Brigadier General in May 1862 and commanded his brigade at Seven Pines, Gaines's Mill, and Malvern Hill. Garland was mortally wounded on September 14, 1862 at the Battle of South Mountain and is buried in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one commission document (dated May 9, 1861) that appoints Samuel Garland, Jr. a Colonel in the Virginia Volunteer Forces. The document is signed by Governor John Letcher. Endorsement on verso by Lewis B. Butler, Justice of the Peace for Prince William County, certifying that Garland took various prescribed oaths.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Garland, Samuel, Jr., 1830-1862
• Military commissions
• Military records
• Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1849
• Virginia—History—Civil War, 1861-1865