A Guide to the Montgomery County (Va.) Military and Pension Records, 1839-1918
A Collection in
the Montgomery
County
(Va.) Circuit Court
Box numbers: 001-002
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Administrative Information
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Preferred Citation
Montgomery County
(Va.) Military and Pension Records, 1839-1918. Montgomery
County
Court Records. Montgomery
County
(Va.) Circuit Court. Christiansburg, VA 24073.
Acquisition Information
These records were filed at the Montgomery County (Va.) Circuit Court during the course of court business.
Historical Information
Montgomery County
was formed from Fincastle
County
in 1776, and the
county
court first met on 7 January 1777. Part of Botetourt
County
was added in 1790. Part of
Pulaski
County
was added in 1842. The
county
was named for Richard Montgomery, who was killed in the American assault on Quebec late in 1775.
Fincastle County
was created from Botetourt
County
in 1772, and the
county
court first met on 5 January 1773. Fincastle
County
became extinct on 31 December 1776 when it was divided to form Montgomery, Washington and Kentucky
Counties
. The
county
was named probably for George, Viscount Fincastle, Lord Dunmore's son; for John Murray, fourth earl of Dunmore, Viscount
Fincastle; or for the town of Fincastle, Virginia, which was established in 1772 and named for George, Viscount Fincastle.
Scope and Content
Montgomery County
(Va.) Military and Pension Records, 1839-1918 includes 2 undated lists of pensioners, Revolutionary War and War of 1812 pension
claims, 1839-1853; a partial printed Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841; Confederate Veteran
Disability Certifications: 1879-1898; List of Pensioners from Montgomery
County
, 1903; Miscellaneous Confederate records, 1900-1915; James F. Preston Confederate Veterans Camp Minutes, 1894-1908; Montgomery
County
Muster Rolls for World War I Service, 1917-1918; List of Men Ordered to Report to this Local Board for Military Duty (WWI),
1917; Lists of Names of Persons whose Registration Cards are in the possession of this Local Board (WWI) July 1918 and September,
1918 and Selective Service Local Board Classification List (WW1), circa 1917. Additionally the records include a printed
Index to Confederate Veteran Disability Certifications; this index was created by a student intern. Oversize Box includes
Docket of [Selective Service] Local Board for Montgomery
County
and Radford VA (WW1), 1917 and Selective Service Local Board Classification List (WW1) circa 1917.
Arrangement
Chronological.