Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Requisition, Manuscript #MS 1951.2, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Acquisition Information

Gift, 1951

Biographical/Historical Information

John Bankhead Magruder (May 1, 1807 – February 19, 1871), a native of Port Royal, VA, submitted this requisition during his time as a general for the Confederate Army. Magruder had previously served in the US Army, and would later serve with the Imperial Mexican Army. He is known for his efforts in the 1862 Peninsula Campaign and in successfully defending Galveston, Texas, against the Union Army and Navy early in 1863.

Scope and Content

Special requisition No. 40 for steel pens, inkstands, envelopes, papers and wafers for the use of Magruder and his staff. Materials issued by R{obert} J. Morrison at Williamsburg, {Va.} on 10 July 1861. Printed form with manuscript insertions.

Arrangement

1 item.

Index Terms

Persons:

• Magruder, John Bankhead
• Morrison, Robert J.

Corporate Names:

• College of William and Mary-Faculty-History-19th century
• Confederate States of America-Army-Supplies and stores

Subjects:

• Peninsular Campaign, 1862

Geographical Names:

• Williamsburg (Va.)-History-19th century