By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: Pickett-Buchanan Camp of Confederate Veterans of Norfolk, Virginia Membership Applications, 1883-1907
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-280
Creator: United Confederate Veterans. Virginia Division. Pickett-Buchanan Camp, Norfolk, Va.
Extent: 6.0 Items
Arrangement: Arranged primarily in alphabetical order by veteran's surname, by volume. Volumes follow a rough chronological order.
Date Acquired: 00/00/0000
Languages: English [eng]
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Membership applications for entry into the Pickett-Buchanan Camp of Confederate Veterans of Norfolk, Virginia. The application required the sum of two dollars and requested the applicant's age, place of birth, present occupation, present residence, present post-office address, date of entry into Confederate States service, place of enlistment or muster, rank at time of enlistment, rank at time of discharge, date of discharge, branch of service, specific area of assignment, hospital if sick or wounded, civic general statement of war record, and signatures. The applications were printed by Green, Burke & Gregory, Steam Printers and Book-Binders, Virginian Building, Norfolk, Virginia. Some entries have correspondence attached to the applications, and some entries note the veterans' deaths.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions:
This collection is open to all researchers.
Use Restrictions:
The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Source:
Unknown
Preferred Citation:
Pickett-Buchanan Camp of Confederate Veterans of Norfolk, Virginia Membership Applications, MSS 0000-280, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed August 10, 2020.
Box and Folder Listing
- Item 1: Book, Volume 1, Adams - Loyall, circa 1883-1887
- 145 pages. Includes index in front of volume.
- Item 2: Book, Volume 1A, Manning - Wynn, circa 1883-1887
- 116 pages. Includes index in front of volume.
- Item 3: Book, Volume 2, Abdell - Yeatman, circa 1887-1889
- 110 pages. Includes index in front of volume.
- Item 4: Book, Volume 3, Ashley - White, circa 1891-1893
- 40 pages. Includes index in front of volume.
- Item 5: Book, Volume 4, Anderson - Wrenn, circa 1888-1890
- 103 pages. Includes index in front of volume.
- Item 6: Book, Volume [5], Anderson - Wilson, circa 1894-1907
- 70 pages. No index.