Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from the John F. Crosby Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: John F. Crosby Papers. Ms2013-011, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Acquisition Information

This collection was donated to Special Collections in 2004.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the John F. Crosby Papers was completed in February 2013.

Scope and Contents

The John F. Crosby Papers contains the research of Dr. John Crosby for a publication entitled "Brother Versus Brother: Divided Families in the Civil War." The manuscript focuses on families who fought on opposite sides during the Civil War. The research team concentrated on genealogy reconstruction, researching of the soldiers' families of origin and studying the long term effect the Civil War had on the divided families.

The collection contains a detailed handwritten genealogy chart of the families discussed in the manuscript as well as a master research findings sheet and correspondence between Dr. Crosby's research team and many different historical societies from Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Tennessee, and Kentucky.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged by material type.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Civil War
• Correspondence
• Genealogy
• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865