Drury Lacy Class of 1856, 1856/1864

Item

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: The Hampden-Sydney Photograph Collection is an iterative, artificial collection featuring myriad photos of people, places, and things associated with the College, from its founding in 1775 until the present. Much of the collection is unprocessed, and most of the photos are unidentified.

Dates

1856/1864

Access to Materials

Collection is open for research; access requires at least 48 hours advance notice. Because of the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access will require additional advanced notice. Copies of digital files will be provided for use upon request.

Extent

From the Series: 200 Photographic Prints (Contained in two photo storage binders and one oversized box.)

From the Series: 200 Digital Image Scans

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Abstract

"Drury Lacy of Prince Edward Co. VA. Lieutenant C.S.A. Captured at Spotsylvania, May 1864, and was one of the 600 officers of the Confederacy who were sent from Fort Delaware to Morris Island, near Charleston, S.C., and placed in the line of fire between the Federal troops and the Confederates, in Spet. 1864. He died in Keysville, VA.