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Preferred Citation

Nalle Family Civil War letters, 1865. MS 0223. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

Gustavus Brown Wallace Nalle was born in 1846 in Culpepper County, Virginia. He graduated VMI in 1867 and was a New Market cadet. He was also a merchant and farmer. Nalle died in 1926 in Culpepper, Virginia.

Scope and Contents

The Nalle Family Civil War letters collection consists of two letters. The first letter (dated January 15, 1865) was written from Philip Pendleton Nalle to his son Cadet G. B. Wallace Nalle. In the letter, Phillip urges G. B. to remain at VMI rather than join the Confederate Army. The second letter (circa 1865) is a fragment from G. B.'s mother, in which she discusses the actions of Union troops in Culpepper County, Virginia, and other Civil War news.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Correspondence
• Culpeper County (Va.)
• Nalle, G. B. Wallace (Gustavus Brown Wallace), 1846-1926
• New Market Cadets
• United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865
• Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1860-1869
• Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1867