A&M 3951United States, Court for the Western Judicial District of Virginia, Treason Files, 1861-1862 A&M 3951Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

2013/08/14

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-30 07:41:30 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center United States, Court for the Western Judicial District of Virginia, Treason Files United States. District Court (Virginia : Western District) A&M 3951 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/3223 0.7 Linear Feet Summary: 7 1/2 in. (1 document case, 5 in.); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.) 1861-1862 These are treason files of the "United States District Court for the Western Judicial District of Virginia". These legal documents include names, dates, locations, and sources of evidence, and were intended to direct an officer of the court to arrest a named person. Notable personalities identified in the records include Peregrine Hays of Gilmer County (folder 1); and John Pegram (folder 1), whose younger brother William served as a Confederate artillery officer during the war, seeing battle at Gettysburg, among numerous other engagements. These records were found filed with Harrison County Court records, A&M 1827. West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/ English Conditions Governing Access

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Civil War -- Confederate sympathizers United States. District Court (Virginia : Western District)