Thomas A. Mahood Civil War Reminiscences,
Scope and Content
The collection includes memoirs describing Wise Legion, Virginia Artillery involvement in the Battle of Drewry's Bluff (May 1864), and the actions of the commander General Henry A. Wise. The manuscript consists of a thirty-six page retrospective written by Mahood of his war experiences.
Dates
- Creation: c.1895
Creator
- Mahood, Thomas, 1838-1916 (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from Thomas A. Mahood Civil War Reminiscences must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Note
Thomas Alexander Mahood was born in 1838. Prior to the Civil War, he was a carpenter in Giles County. He enlisted as a lieutenant with French's Battery, Giles Artillery (Wise Legion, Virginia Artillery) in May of 1861 and was reelected a year later. He served until at least 1864. He later moved to West Virginia, where he died in 1916. Source: Bohannon, Keith S. 1990. The Giles, Alleghany, and Jackson Artillery. Lynchburg: H. E. Howard, Inc.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection includes memoirs describing Wise Legion, Virginia Artillery involvement in the Battle of Drewry's Bluff (May 1864), and the actions of the commander General Henry A. Wise.
Acquisition Information
The collection Thomas A. Mahood Civil War Reminiscences was acquired prior to 1979.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Thomas A. Mahood Civil War Reminiscences was completed in 1979. Additional description was completed in March 2011.
- Title
- A Guide to the Thomas A. Mahood Civil War Reminiscences, c.1895
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Ashley Wellens, Student Assistant, and Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
- Date
- © 2012 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu