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Preferred Citation

Howard Osburn notebook, 1870-1872. MS 0251. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

Howard Osburn was born in 1853 in Jefferson County, West Virginia. He graduated VMI in 1875 and went on to become a physician. He died in 1931 in Rippon, West Virginia.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one notebook compiled by VMI Cadet Howard Osburn. The notebook contains copied poetry, orders, and an anecdote concerning Benjamin F. Ficklin, VMI Class of 1849.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Ficklin, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1827-1871
• Notebooks
• Virginia Military Institute—Cadet compositions—Poetry
• Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1870-1879
• Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1849
• Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1875