A Guide to the Prince Edward County (Va.) Military and Pension Records, 1902-1916
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers: 0007313759, 0007313769
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Preferred Citation
Prince Edward County (Va.) Military and Pension Records, 1902-1916. Local government records collection, Prince Edward County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
Acquisition Information
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Prince Edward County under the accession number 50252.
Historical Information
Prince Edward County was named in honor of Edward Augustus, a son of Prince Frederick Louis, a grandson of King George II, and a younger brother of King George III. The county was formed from Amelia County in 1753. The county court first met on 8 January 1754.
Scope and Content
Prince Edward County (Va.) Military and Pension Records, 1902-1916, are concerned with Confederate pensions. Records include lists of all applications for pensions (1902-1916), a roster of ex-confederate soldiers and sailors (undated), pension applications (1902-1916), and a group of materials related to the roster of Company G, 44th Regiment Virginia Infantry including two letters from W. P. Richardson on the subject (1939), a photostat of the company roster from the Virginia State Library, and a Farmville Herald newspaper dated 1925 November 13 that contains an article about the roster.
Index Terms
- Confederate States of America. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 44th. Company G.
- Prince Edward County (Va.). Circuit Court.
- Military pensions -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County.
- Veterans -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County.
- Prince Edward County (Va.) -- History.
- Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
- Applications -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County.
- Local government records -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County.
- Newspapers -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County.
- Rosters -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Prince Edward County (Va.) -- History.
- Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.