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Thomas Barksdale notes taken in Stonewall Jackson's class at VMI, ca. 1855

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Title	Thomas Barksdale notes taken in Stonewall Jackson's class at VMI, ca. 1855
Creator	Barksdale, Thomas F. (Thomas Flournoy), 1833-1902.
Date (text)	ca. 1855
Date (search/sort)	1855
Descriptive Note	Excerpt from the Thomas Barksdale cadet notebook. These pages are notes taken in the class taught by Major Thomas Jackson (later known as Stonewall). From 1851 until the outbreak of Civil War, Jackson served as Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy and Instructor of Artillery Tactics at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia. Natural Philosophy (in modern terms, roughly equivalent to Physics; it included astronomy, mechanics, acoustics, optics, and other sciences), was a difficult part of the mid-nineteenth century curriculum;
Manuscript Collection	Thomas F. Barksdale papers
Manuscript Collection (Sort Title)	Barksdale, Thomas F.
Manuscript Number	MS 0062
Digital Subcollection	Letters, Diaries and Manuscripts
Subjects (People)	Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863.
Subjects (Topics)	Virginia Military Institute -- Academics -- 19th century.
VMI Class	1855
Guide/Finding Aid	http://archivesspace.vmi.edu/repositories/3/resources/146
Form/Genre	notebooks
Type (DCMI)	text
Digital Publisher	Virginia Military Institute Archives
Digital Format	image/jpeg
Date Digitized	2016
Scanning Information	Scanned at 300 dpi using Epson Expression 10000XL/11000XL scanner. Master tiff image on file.
Language	English
Rights	Materials in the VMI Archives Digital Collections are made available for educational and research use and may be used for non-commercial purposes with appropriate attribution. Digital content may not be redistributed, published or reproduced without permission. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright. Contact the VMI Archives for additional information.

Title	MS0062_page01
Date (search/sort)	1855
Manuscript Number	MS0062
Digital Subcollection	Letters, Diaries and Manuscripts
Digital Publisher	Virginia Military Institute Archives
Digital Format	image/jpeg
Date Digitized	2015
Scanning Information	Scanned at 300 dpi using Epson Expression 10000XL/11000XL scanner. Master tiff image on file.
Language	English
Rights	Materials in the VMI Archives Digital Collections are made available for educational and research use and may be used for non-commercial purposes with appropriate attribution. Digital content may not be redistributed, published or reproduced without permission. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright. Contact the VMI Archives for additional information.

Thomas Barksdale notes taken in Stonewall Jackson's class at VMI, ca. 1855

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