Tag Archives: Cadet Stanard

Primary Sources: Longing To Be A Soldier

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Sarah Kay Bierle

“I wrote Mother about my trip, but I don’t think I told her that most of our marches could be called forced marches, as we were on light rations half the time. I stood the Campaign “bully,” but felt as … Continue reading →

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A VMI Cadet Goes Ice-Skating

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Sarah Kay Bierle

On the evening of March 22, 1864, eighteen-year-old Beverly “Jack” Stanard huddled in his cold barracks room at Virginia Military Institute, writing to his mother. That particular evening he found plenty to complain about: …Well, Mother I guess you will … Continue reading →

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