Confederate Quartermaster Records
Scope and Content
This collection contains three documents from the Confederate Quartermaster Generals Office:
A letter dated Sept 30, 1864; it is written on official office stationary and mentions finished accounts on that have been left at the office for further adjustments.
An invoice of Quartermaster's stores, dated Nov 1, 1862. It lists various cookery items, like kettles and pots, to be turned over to Captain G.A. Wallace for 'Camp of Paroled Prisoners.'
An invoice dated March 31, 1864 that lists a purchase made on February 17 for 105 bushels of corn for $420.
Dates
- Creation: 1862 - 1864
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Historical Information
On February 26, 1861 the Confederate congress created the position of Quartermaster General. Comprising the rest of the quartermaster bureau were six majors and a colonel. In May of 1861, the Confederate government moved to Richmond, Virginia; the administrative headquarters of the Quartermaster General were located on the corner of Ninth and Main St.
Wilson, Harold S. Confederate Industry: Manufacturers and Quartermasters in the Civil War. Jackson: University of Mississippi, 2002. Print.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Three invoices and a letter from the Confederate Quartermaster General's Office, dated 1862-1864. They list food and cookery purchases.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by material type.
Acquisition Information
The Confederate Quartermaster Records were acquired by Special Collections prior to 2009.
General Physical Description note
1 folder; 0.1 cu ft
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Confederate Quartermaster Records were commenced and completed in June 2010.
- Title
- A Guide to the Confederate Quartermaster Records, 1862-1864
- Status
- Completed
- Subtitle
- A Collection in Special Collections
- Author
- Julia Viets
- Date
- © 2010 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in 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