Document Type
Finding Aid
Publication Date
1997
Abstract
This collection consists of a microfilm copy of items selected by Elizabeth Cometti about West Virginia taken from the Southern Historical Collection at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, specifically materials taken from the W. R. Redding Papers, 1861-1865 and the William Thomas Sutherlin Papers, 1842-1892. The Redding materials are from 1861 while Redding was stationed in Virginia, to his wife, Elizabeth M. Redding, in Randolph County, Ga.. He discusses camp life, troop movements and skirmishes, and conditions at home. Sutherlin materials date from 1868 to 1869 and may include correspondence and other papers relate to the varied business affairs of Sutherlin as tobacco manufacturer and distributor throughout the southeast, as a Confederate major and quartermaster at Danville, Va., as a builder and operator of railroad lines in the vicinity of Danville, or legislation affecting banking and railroads, current politics in relation to economic conditions, requests assistance in various endeavors. The microfilm reel is relatively brief in length and may reflect any of the topics mentioned here.
Rights
Special collections material is obtained from many sources and is intended primarily for research and educational purposes. Certain works may be protected by copyright, trademark, or related interests not governed by the department. It is up to the researcher to verify that they have permission to use these materials for publication or other activities.
Accession Number
1997/08.0661
Access and Use
For more information or to use any of these collections, contact:
Special Collections, Morrow Library
Marshall University
One John Marshall Drive
Huntington, WV 25755
(304) 696-2343
speccoll@marshall.edu
Recommended Citation
Elizabeth Cometti Collection, 1861-1869, Accession No. 1997/08.0661, Special Collections Department, Marshall University, Huntington, WV.
Included in
Appalachian Studies Commons, Military and Veterans Studies Commons, Military History Commons, Political History Commons, United States History Commons
Comments
Span Dates: 1861-1869