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Preferred Citation

Roanoke County (Va.) Military and Pension Records, 1837-1946. Local government records collection, Roanoke County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

These records came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Roanoke County under the accession number 51426.

Historical Information

Roanoke County was named for the Roanoke River, which in turn was derived from the English colonists' misunderstanding of the Indian word for the shell beads worn as personal adornment or used for trade. The county was formed from Botetourt County in 1838, and part of Montgomery County was added in 1849. The county courthouse is in the city of Salem, and the administrative offices are in the county.

Scope and Content

Roanoke County (Va.) Military and Pension Records, 1837-1946, consist of militia returns, list of militia officers, muster rolls, correspondence, circulars, and obituaries of Confederate veterans; compilations, reports, and depositions related to servicemen who served in the Spanish-American War and World War I; and records of Hupp-Deyerle Camp of Confederate veterans. The collection also includes correspondence from the headquarters of the First Military District during the Reconstruction era and from the national United Confederate Veterans; a compiled history of civilian defense during World War II; World War II casualty list; war service record of Virginia's war dead; World War I draft board report of physical examinations and exemption claims.

Related Material

Additional Roanoke County records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia web site. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Roanoke County (Va.) Circuit Court

Subjects:

• Veterans -- Virginia -- Roanoke County

Geographical Names:

• Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
• Roanoke County -- History.
• Spanish American War, 1898 -- Virginia -- Roanoke County
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
• World War, 1914-1918
• World War, 1939-1945

Genre and Form Terms:

• Local government records -- Virginia -- Roanoke County
• Military records -- Virginia -- Roanoke County

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