Mahone's Brigade Commissary and Civil War documents
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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Preston LibraryVirginia Military Institute345 Letcher Ave.Lexington, VA 24450-0304
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Jeffrey S. KozakEmail: archives@vmi.eduPhone: (540) 464-7516Phone: (540) 464-7566Fax: (540) 464-7089Web: www.vmi.edu/archives
- Restrictions:
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There are no restrictions.
- Terms of access:
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Manuscript collections in the VMI Archives are made available for educational and research use. The VMI Archives should be cited as the source. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any copyright holders. Materials from our collections may not be redistributed, published or reproduced without permission from the VMI Archives. Contact the VMI Archives for additional information.
- Preferred citation:
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Mahone's Brigade Commissary and Civil War documents, 1861-1864. MS 0235. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 25 items 1 folder
- Creator:
- Slaughter, P. M.
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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Mahone's Brigade Commissary and Civil War documents, 1861-1864. MS 0235. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The bulk of this collection consists of documents relating to commissary stores, provisions, and supplies handled by Major P. M. Slaughter, Brigade Commissary, Mahone's Brigade. Other documents include correspondence that relates to the enlistment of Shelton Watts of Amherst County, Virginia in Thomas Kirkpatrick's Battery, and two legal broadsides from the District Court of Confederate States concerning sequestration of property of "alien enemies."
- Physical location:
- Manuscripts stacks