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Preferred Citation

Thomas W. White commission document, 1863 June 27. MS 0183. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

Thomas Wilson White was born in 1846 in Abingdon, Virginia. He graduated VMI in 1867 and was a New Market cadet. He also was a farmer. White died in 1907 in Abingdon.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one commission document (dated June 27, 1863) that appoints Thomas W. White a second lieutenant with the Abingdon Virginia Militia. The document is signed by Governor John Letcher.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Military commissions
• New Market Cadets
• United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865
• Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1867
• Virginia—Militia—History
• White, Thomas W. (Thomas Wilson), 1846-1907