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Jere Suter
Repository
James Madison University Libraries Special Collections
Identification
SC 0133
Title
United Confederate Veterans Collection 1893-1938
Quantity
0.4 cubic feet, 1 box
Creator
United Confederate Veterans
source
Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society
Language
English
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Abstract
The United Confederate Veterans Collection, 1893-1938, consists of nine folders and two ledger books pertaining to the United
Confederate Veterans (UCV) organization.
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library.
For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).
Access Restrictions
Collection open to research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection.
Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this
collection.
Other Formats Available
This collection is also available on Microfilm #1488 and may be used instead of the originals. The microfilm is available
in Special Collections.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [box #, folder #], United Confederate Veterans Collection, 1893-1938, SC 0133, Special Collections,
Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.
Acquisition Information
This collection is on deposit from the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society.
Processing Information
In order to streamline the process of applying collection numbers, Special Collections staff completed a large-scale renumbering
campaign in the spring of 2017. This collection was previously cataloged as SC 3045.
The United Confederate Veterans Collection, 1893-1938, consists of nine folders and two ledger books pertaining to the United
Confederate Veterans (UCV) organization. The collection includes letters from national and state level headquarters of the
UCV and documents from S.B. Gibbons Camp 438, the Harrisonburg chapter of the UCV.
Series 1: National and State Headquarters documents, 1896-1938, contains papers which were sent from the national headquarters
in New Orleans, and the state headquarters in Petersburg and Norfolk, Virginia. These papers consist of general orders to
all camps, receipts of dues from headquarters, circular letters and notices for state and national reunions and conventions.
Series 2: Papers of S.B. Gibbons Camp 438, 1893-1927, is comprised of documents pertaining to the Harrisonburg UCV chapter.
Included in this series are letters from other UCV chapters or "camps," letters from members of Camp 438, and letters from
various businesses. Also included are membership rolls and dues records; several lists of applicants for the Southern Cross
of Honor, a medal given to Confederate veterans; two ledger books, each containing minutes of meetings, and three folders
which contain enclosures from the ledger books and minutes of meeting not recorded in the ledger books. In the folder containing
enclosures from the first ledger book is a listing of soldiers killed and wounded in action around Orange Court House, Virginia,
in 1864. Also included is a roll of Woodson's Company, McNiell's Squadron of the Partisan Rangers, C.S.A.
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