Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division
James S. Woods Papers
Woods, James S. (1824-1846)
C0980
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1 box
0.2 linear feet
1840-1847
Consists mainly of family correspondence of James S. Woods, from his entrance into the military academy at West Point in 1840, through his graduation in 1844, and into his Mexican War experience in Matamoros, Mexico, in June 1846.
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Scope and Contents
The collection consists mainly of family correspondence of Woods, from his entrance into the military academy at West Point in 1840, through his graduation in 1844, and into his Mexican War experience in Matamoros, Mexico, in June 1846. Also included is a Civil War era carte de visite of an officer in full military uniform (presumably one of Woods's brothers), Woods's military commission (1845) as a brevet second lieutenant of infantry, and the January 23, 1847, issue of the Presbyterian newspaper in which his father writes at length about Woods's death in the war.
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The collection is open for research.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were given to the Princeton University Library by descendants of Woods in 2004.
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Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); James S. Woods Papers, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Processing Information
Folder inventory added by Nicholas Williams '2015 in 2012.
Woods, James S. (1824-1846)
Biographical / Historical
Son of a Presbyterian minister, and grandson of Princeton University President John Witherspoon, James Sterrett Woods had a brief but distinguished military career. Graduating with the West Point Class of 1844, Woods served as a second lieutenant of infantry and was killed during the Mexican War.
Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Personal narratives.
Military cadets -- New York (State) -- West Point. -- Correspondence
Correspondence -- 19th century
Woods family
United States Military Academy. Class of 1844
Correspondence: West Point/repositories/5/archival_objects/8461011 folder184011Correspondence: West Point/repositories/5/archival_objects/8461021 folder184112Correspondence: West Point/repositories/5/archival_objects/8461031 folder184213Correspondence: West Point/repositories/5/archival_objects/8461041 folder184314Correspondence: West Point-Camp Salubrity/repositories/5/archival_objects/8461051 folder184415Correspondence: New Orleans-Corpus Christi/repositories/5/archival_objects/8461061 folder184516Correspondence: Corpus Christi-Matamoros/repositories/5/archival_objects/8461071 folder184617Photograph: James Sterrett Woods/repositories/5/archival_objects/8461081 folder1824-184618Military Commission Document/repositories/5/archival_objects/8461091 folder184519Printed Matter: The Presbyterian/repositories/5/archival_objects/8461101 folder23 January 1847110