I looked up today in the 1860 census and found that Thomas H. Williamson was the professor of engineering at VMI. He was born in Virginia in 1813 and died in 1888. He served during the war on the staff of Stonewall Jackson and he penned his memoirs a few years before his death. More can be found on Williamson at: http://www.vmi.edu/archives/Manuscripts/00105/ms105bio.asp His memoirs: http://www.vmi.edu/archives/Manuscripts/00105/ms105.asp He published in 1849 "An Elementary Course in Architecture and Civil Engineering." Student drawings from VMI can be found at: http://www.vmi.edu/archives/Manuscripts/00203/ms00203.asp Sincerely, Emmanuel Dabney [log in to unmask] To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html
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