Inventory of the C. D. Forrer Letters, 1889

Collection Number 3145-z


Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Collection Information
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Manuscripts Department
CB#3926, Wilson Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Creator
Forrer, C. D., fl. 1889.
Title
C. D. Forrer Letters, 1889.
Call Number
3145-z
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
18 items.
Abstract
Letters from Forrer while he was a cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., to his father, Samuel Forrer, in Augusta County, Va., describing daily life as a new cadet and mentioning many classmates. The letters date from Forrer's arrival for entrance examinations to his resignation several months later to avoid being dismissed for failure in his studies.


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Administrative Information

Acquisitions Information
Purchase 1955
Processing Information
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Additional Descriptive Resources
A more complete finding aid for this collection is available at the Southern Historical Collection.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the C. D. Forrer Letters, #3145-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Forrer, C. D., fl. 1889.
Forrer, Samuel, fl. 1889.
United States Military Academy--Students--Social life and customs.
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Collection Overview

Letters from Forrer while he was a cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., to his father, Samuel Forrer, in Augusta County, Va., describing daily life as a new cadet and mentioning many classmates. The letters date from Forrer's arrival for entrance examinations to his resignation several months later to avoid being dismissed for failure in his studies.