Thomas A. Mahood Civil War Reminiscences

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Thomas A. Mahood Civil War Reminiscences, Ms 1979-002, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Creator:
Mahood, Thomas, 1838-1916
Abstract:
The collection includes memoirs by Thomas A. Mahood describing Wise Legion, Virginia Artillery involvement in the Battle of Drewry's Bluff (May 1864), and the actions of the commander General Henry A. Wise.
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Thomas A. Mahood Civil War Reminiscences, Ms 1979-002, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection includes memoirs describing Wise Legion, Virginia Artillery involvement in the Battle of Drewry's Bluff (May 1864), and the actions of the commander General Henry A. Wise. The manuscript consists of a thirty-six page retrospective written by Thomas A. Mahood of his war experiences.

Biographical / historical:

Thomas Alexander Mahood was born in 1838. Prior to the Civil War, he was a carpenter in Giles County. He enlisted as a lieutenant with French's Battery, Giles Artillery (Wise Legion, Virginia Artillery) in May of 1861 and was reelected a year later. He served until at least 1864. He later moved to West Virginia, where he died in 1916. Source: Bohannon, Keith S. 1990. The Giles, Alleghany, and Jackson Artillery. Lynchburg: H. E. Howard, Inc.

Acquisition information:
The collection was acquired prior to 1979.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Thomas A. Mahood Civil War Reminiscences was completed in 1979. Additional description was completed in March 2011.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard