Dr. Issac Coles, 1837/1937

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

1837/1937

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

"Dr. Isaac Coles, 1837, of Halifax Co., VA. Surgeon in the C.S.A. He was one of the 600 officers of the C.S.A., who were taken from Ft. Delaware + Johnson Island; Prisoners, carried to Charleston, S.C., Harbour(?), & exposed to the Federal officers to the fire of the Confederates. There were four Hampden-Sydney men among the 600. This enlargement made by James Ballard, in January 1937, from a picture loaned by Ms. A.M. Burroughs, Conway, S.C., a granddaughter.