1862 June 7-25 Charlottesville, Va.

[from the Journal of the Chairman of the Faculty of the University of Virginia]

June 7. 1862  The body of Genl. Turner Ashby who fell in a skirmish
                      near Harrisonburg on Friday afternoon June the 6th
                      having been brought to the University, at the suggestion
                      of his friends (Messrs Norton, Scott & Forbes) leave was granted
                      by the spontaneous concurrence of the Faculty, to bury
                      him in the University Cemetery--The interment took
                      place accordingly, on Sunday the 8th of June---

June 9.          About 300 soldiers wounded in the battles of the 8th near
                     Port Republic arrived at the University on the evening of
                     the 9th June, and were placed in the Chapel, Public Hall
                     & Moot court room--On the 14th the number of sick and
                     wounded at the University had increased to 600 or 700,
                     and on the 24th to about 1400.  They were provided
                     for in the Dawson Row--East & West Ranges of dormitories
                     and in tents in the Gymnasium field & elsewhere--
                     In reference to the introduction of the sick and
                     wounded see Faculty proceedings of 9th & 24th June. 

June 12.         Professor Minor acting in the absence of the Chairman
                     gave leave of withdrawal from the University to
                     Mr. Joseph G. Moore, and leave of absence for the remainder
                     of the session to Mr W. W. Dallam--

        25        Communicated to the Rector the proceedings
                    of the Faculty in reference to Hospital at the University.

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Volume XIII
1861-1864