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Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Margaret Leslie Receipt for Soldiers' Benefit, 1863, Ms2022-042, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in 2013.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Margaret Leslie Receipt for Soldiers' Benefit was completed in August 2022.

Biographical Note

James W. Leslie served in the 45th Regiment, Virginia Infantry, Company D, of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. He enslisted on May 29, 1861, in Wytheville, Virginia, and was mustered on the same day. He was imprisoned on October 15, 1862, then was paroled.

In a 1907 disability pension application, James W. Davis, 71, stated he was born in Montgomery County and moved to Wythe County in 1858. During the war, he was made "Orderly Sargent [sic] of Co. D. and later promoted to Sargent [sic] Major of the 45th Regiment. He also worked as a laborer since the war, not being able to work for two years due to old age.

In the 1870 U.S. census, James W. Leslie, 35, and Margaret Leslie, 30, are listed as living in Blacklick, Wythe County, Virginia. James is identified as a "day laborer" born in Virginia, while Margaret is "keeping house" and born in Virginia. They have 3 children: Origan(?), 5, Valentine, 3, and James 3. In the 1880 census, James W. Leslie, 43 (or 45?), is listed as a school teacher, still in Blacklick, and the family includes Margaret A. Leslie, 34 [sic], Oregon M., 17, Charles L., 14, Marion D., 11, William H., 8, and Minnie K., 2.

Sources:

1870-1880 United States Censuses

"Leslie, James W." entry. National Park Service's Civil War Soldier database. https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=37E90FB3-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A . Accessed September 6, 2022.

Historical Data Systems, comp. "James W Leslie" entry. In U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/2413149:1555 . Accessed September 6, 2022.

"James W. Leslie" entry. Library of Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows; Collection #: CP-3_167; Roll #: 167; Roll Description: Wythe County (surnames Hi - T). In Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/533498:1677 . Accessed September 6, 2022.

Scope and Content

This collection contains a soldier's benefit receipt paid to Mrs. Margaret Leslie of Wythe County, Virginia, on May 11, 1863, for supplies furnished to James Leslie, a soldier in the 45th Virginia Regiment of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Civil War
• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
• Receipts (financial records)
• United States -- Navy -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
• Wythe County (Va.)

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Margaret Leslie Receipt for Soldiers' Benefit by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).