John DeHart Ross Papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library
Special Collections and Archives
James G. Leyburn Library
Washington and Lee University
204 W. Washington Street
Lexington, VA 24450
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Tom Camden
Phone: (540) 458-8649
Phone: (540) 463-8109
Fax: (540) 463-8964
Terms of access:

The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source. Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the Head of Special Collections.

Preferred citation:

Preferred citation: [Identification of item], John DeHart Ross Papers, WLU Coll. 0120, Special Collections, Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA.

In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections staff to verify the appropriate format.

Summary

Extent:
30 Item
Creator:
Ross, Agnes Reid, Ross, John DeHart, Mortimer, Viser, Mrs., and Reid, Samuel McDowell
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Preferred citation: [Identification of item], John DeHart Ross Papers, WLU Coll. 0120, Special Collections, Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA.

In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections staff to verify the appropriate format.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains principally wartime correspondence from John DeHart Ross to his wife, Agnes Reid Ross. The correspondence relates to action at the West Virginia front (Cheat Mt. campaign) in 1861-1862, Jackson's Valley campaign in 1862, Gettysburg in 1863, and the siege of Richmond in 1864-1865. It also includes one letter from Samuel McDowell Reid to Agnes Ross and one letter from Ross to his mother. Additionally there are photographs and a scrapbook of newspaper clippings and Ross family memorabilia.

Biographical / historical:

John DeHart Ross was a Major and later Lt. Colonel with the Virginia Infantry, 52nd regiment. He was also a Lexington, Virginia businessman and land developer.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Mrs. Mortimer Viser, 1982.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Personal Narratives
Names:
Mortimer, Viser, Mrs.
Places:
West Virginia