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Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions

Online Access

This collection is available online

Preferred Citation

William N. Radford papers, 1864. MS 0380. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

William Norvell Radford was born in 1846 in Lynchburg, Virginia. He graduated from VMI in 1867 and was a New Market cadet. He went on to become a farmer. Radford died in 1872 in Bedford County, Virginia.

William Murray Chalmers was born in 1845 in Halifax County, Virginia. He graduated from VMI in 1867 and was a New Market cadet. He went on to become a teacher. Chalmers died in 1895 in Danville, Virginia.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of two items of correspondence, including a telegram (dated May 16, 1864) sent by Cadet William N. Radford to his father Edmund W. Radford after the Battle of New Market, Virginia. The collection also includes a holograph note (dated May 15, 1864) from Cadet William M. Chalmers to his mother Sarah E. Coleman.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Correspondence
• New Market Cadets
• New Market, Battle of, New Market, Va., 1864
• Telegrams
• Virginia Military Institute -- Cadet life -- 1861-1865
• Virginia Military Institute—Civil War, 1861-1865
• Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1867