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Preferred Citation

William T. Poague papers, 1861-1911. MS 0143. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

William Thomas Poague was born in 1835 in Rockbridge County, Virginia. During the Civil War he was a Lieutenant Colonel with the Rockbridge Artillery, Confederate States of America. From 1881 to 1914 he was the VMI Treasurer and Military Storekeeper. Poague died in 1914 in Lexington, Virginia.

Contents Note

The William T. Poague papers consist of the papers (approximately 75 items) of Poague. The papers include the handwritten manuscripts of his Civil War memoirs, written in 1903 (later edited and published as the book "Gunner with Stonewall"). Also included is general correspondence related to Poague's membership in Confederate veteran's organizations, battery rolls, and other documents.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Confederate States of America. Army—Virginia Artillery—Rockbridge Battery
• Correspondence
• Memoirs
• Muster rolls
• United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Personal narratives—Confederate