Confederate Quartermaster Records

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
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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], Confederate Quartermaster Records, Ms2010-048, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Creator:
Confederate States of America. Quartermaster General's Office
Abstract:
The collection contains two invoices and a letter from the Confederate Quartermaster General's Office, dated 1862, 1864, during the American Civil War. They list food and cookery purchases.
Language:
The material in the collection is in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Confederate Quartermaster Records, Ms2010-048, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains three documents from the Confederate Quartermaster Generals Office during the American Civil War:

A letter dated Sept 30, 1864, is written on official office stationary and mentions finished accounts that have been left at the office for further adjustments.

An invoice of Quartermaster's stores, dated Nov 1, 1862, lists various cookery items, like kettles and pots, to be turned over to Captain G.A. Wallace for "Camp of Paroled Prisoners."

An invoice dated March 31, 1864, lists a purchase made on February 17 for 105 bushels of corn for $420.

Biographical / historical:

During the American Civil War, on February 26, 1861 the Confederate Congress created the position of Quartermaster General. Comprising the rest of the quartermaster bureau were six majors and a colonel. In May of 1861, the Confederate government moved to Richmond, Virginia; the administrative headquarters of the Quartermaster General were located on the corner of Ninth and Main St.

External source:

Wilson, Harold S. Confederate Industry: Manufacturers and Quartermasters in the Civil War. Jackson: University of Mississippi, 2002. (Call number HD9725 .W546 2002 in Newman Library)

Acquisition information:
The Confederate Quartermaster Records were acquired by Special Collections prior to 2009.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Confederate Quartermaster Records were commenced and completed in June 2010.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged by material type.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard