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Collection Reference Number GLC01023
From Archive Folder Documents Relating to 1852 
Title Virginia Military Institute diploma for W. O. Yager
Date 4 July 1852
Author Jackson, Thomas J. "Stonewall" (1824-1863)  
Additional authors Johnson, Joseph (1785-1877)
Document Type Military document; Non-governmental organization document
Content Description Printed diploma signed by several future Confederate Generals, including Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson, as a professor of natural philosophy. Tied with blue ribbon with blue embossed paper seal. Also signed by the Governor of Virginia, Joseph Johnson.
Subjects Education  Military History  Confederate General or Leader  Philosophy  
People Jackson, Thomas Jonathan (1824-1863)  Johnson, Joseph (1785-1877)  Yager, W. O. (fl. 1852)  Jackson, Stonewall (1824-1863)  
Place written Lexington, Virginia
Theme Education; Arts & Literature; Government & Politics
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859