VMI Archives Historical Rosters: George D. Nicholls

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George D. Nicholls

Roster ID 2522
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First Name:	George
Middle Name:	D.
Last Name:	Nicholls
Suffix:
Affiliation:	Class of 1865
Biography & Genealogy:	George D. Nicholls, Class of 1865: Born- ? Matriculated from Natchez, Mississippi. At VMI 3 months (entered as a 5th year freshman). Military Record: Left on guard at VMI April 1861. Identification not certain, but he appears to have been the Private "George D. Nichols," who served in Lt Col C.C. Wilbourn's battalion Mississippi Cavalry (Col H.H. Hughes's battalion) and was captured at Port Hudson. Took oath in New Orleans, Louisiana March 7, 1864. No further record found. Died- 1876.

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