A&M 1519A.C.L. Gatewood Papers, 1801-1816, 1855-1919 A&M 1519Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-30 07:57:22 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center A.C.L. Gatewood Papers Gatewood, A. C. L. A&M 1519 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/4825 0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.) 1801-1816, 1855-1919 Correspondence, diary, and farm account book of a Confederate officer and Pocahontas County cattleman and farmer. The correspondence deals primarily with Gatewood's activities as adjutant general and chief of staff of the West Virginia Division, United Confederate Veterans. The Civil War diary, 11 March-15 December 1865, covers action of Company F, Eleventh Virginia Cavalry, "Laurel Brigade," Rosser Cavalry Division, from Staunton to Appomattox. The farm account book, 1866-1869, also contains an account of Gatewood's Civil War experiences, including fighting in western Virginia and Jones' northwestern Virginia raid of 1863. The account book, 1801-1805, 1816, pertains to the John Rodgers estate. There are a few papers of Gatewood's father, Samuel V. Gatewood. Other subjects and topics covered are farming and stock raising in Pocahontas County, the Warm Springs of North Carolina, William and Mary College, Virginia Military Institute, Ann Smith Academy, Greenbrier Male Academy, Civil War in the Bath County, Virginia area, and cattle trade in the Kanawha Valley. 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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 Kanawha Valley. Pocahontas County (W. Va.) Bath County (Va.) North Carolina Civil War battles - Jones' Raid. Academies (Private schools) Livestock Civil War - veterans - United Confederate Veterans. Account books Civil War - Rosser Cavalry. Farms and farming. Diaries and journals. Civil War -- War diaries Rivers and river valleys. Confederate States of America. Universities and colleges United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Civil War - Virginia 11th Cavalry, Company E. Greenbrier Male Academy Virginia Military Institute College of William and Mary Ann Smith Academy Gatewood, A. C. L. Gatewood, Samuel V. Rodgers, John.