McGavock, David Cloyd, Papers David Cloyd McGavock Papers, 1861-1901, n.d. Ms.1990.032

David Cloyd McGavock Papers, 1861-1901, n.d. Ms.1990.032


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Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Identification
Ms.1990.032
Title
David Cloyd McGavock Papers 1861-1901, n.d.
Quantity
0.1 Cubic Feet, 1 folder
Creator
McGavock, David Cloyd, d.1864
Language
The materials in the collection are in English.
Abstract
The David Cloyd McGavock Papers consist of ca. 35 items, including letters written by McGavock (d. May 1864) to his mother, his sister Sallie, and his uncle Gordon Cloyd while studying at Roanoke College in 1861 and then from camps near Winchester and Petersburg, Virginia, and Goldsboro, North Carolina, while McGavock served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. The collection includes sympathy letters to Sallie after his death and other miscellaneous family papers. 

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The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], David Cloyd McGavock Papers, Ms1990-032, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The collection was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in July 1990.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the David Cloyd McGavock Papers commenced and completed in July 1990. Additional description was completed in June 2021.


Biographical Note

David Cloyd McGavock (d. May 1864) was a soldier in Companies B of the 24th Virginia Regiment in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. He attended Roanoke College in 1861, then enlisted in the Confederate Army the next year.

This is likely the same man as Cloyd McGavoch, who enlisted on March 14, 1862, in New Bern, North Carolina, and served in Company E, 24th Regiment, Virginia Infantry, rising to the rank of First Sergeant. He was wounded at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia, on May 16, 1864, and died of his wounds five days later at the Chimborazo Hospital in Richmond, Virginia. He is buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond.

Sources:

"McGavoch, Cloyd" entry, National Park Service's Civil War Soldier database, https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=EBDF47B8-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A
"Cloyd McGavoch" entry, Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35463311/cloyd-mcgavoch
"Cloyd McGavoch" entry, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Ancestry.com, https://www-ancestrylibrary-com.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/discoveryui-content/view/1267493:1555

Scope and Content

The David Cloyd McGavock Papers consist of ca. 35 items, including letters written by McGavock (d. May 1864) to his mother, his sister Sallie, and his uncle Gordon Cloyd while studying at Roanoke College in 1861 and then from camps near Winchester and Petersburg, Virginia, and Goldsboro, North Carolina, while McGavock served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. The collection includes sympathy letters to Sallie after his death and other miscellaneous family papers. 

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Civil War
  • Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the David Cloyd McGavock Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).

Container List

folder 1
Papers
1861-1901, undated