VMI Archives Historical Rosters: Robert Meriweather Harper

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Robert Meriweather Harper

Roster ID 2306
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First Name:	Robert
Middle Name:	Meriweather
Last Name:	Harper
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Affiliation:	Class of 1864MS
Biography & Genealogy:	Harper Robert Meriweather, Class of 1864-MS: Born- 1840. Matriculated from Prince Edward Court House. At Hampden-Sydney College 1859-1860. At VMI 3 weeks. MD, Medical Colleege of Virginia 1862. Military Career: Appointed Assistant Surgeon August 16, 1862 (date of rank May 15). Served in hospitals in Liberty (now Bedford), Richmond, and Farmville. Ordered to report to Medical Purveyor March 1865. Captured April 3, 1865. Paroled April 20, 1865. Died- 1874 near Worsham.

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