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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Confederate Quartermaster Records, Ms2010-048, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Confederate Quartermaster Records were acquired by Special Collections prior to 2009.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Confederate Quartermaster Records were commenced and completed in June 2010.

Administrative History

During the American Civil War, 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.

External source:

Wilson, Harold S. Confederate Industry: Manufacturers and Quartermasters in the Civil War. Jackson: University of Mississippi, 2002. (Call number HD9725 .W546 2002 in Newman Library)

Scope and Content

This collection contains three documents from the Confederate Quartermaster Generals Office during the American Civil War:

A letter dated Sept 30, 1864, is written on official office stationary and mentions finished accounts that have been left at the office for further adjustments.

An invoice of Quartermaster's stores, dated Nov 1, 1862, 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, lists a purchase made on February 17 for 105 bushels of corn for $420.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged by material type.

Related Material

See the following materials, which are also at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives:

The Confederate Quartermaster in the Trans-Mississippi by James L. Nichols. (UC 85 .N5 Spec Civil War)

Quartermaster: a brief account of the life of Colonel Abraham Charles Myers, Quartermaster General C.S.A by Walter E. Burke, Jr. (E 467.1 .M94 B875 1976 Spec Civil War)

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Civil War
• Confederate States of America
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

Rights Statement for Archival Description

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