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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Josephus W. Pell Papers, 1865, Ms2023-075, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Josephus W. Pell Papers were purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in February 2017.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Josephus W. Pell Papers was completed in July 2023.

Biographical Note

Josephus W. Pell (1845-1928), served as a bugler for the Union Army during the United States Civil War. Pell wrote accounts of the marches on Saltville and Wythville, Virginia and how the Union soldiers were tasked with cutting the South's vitality during the war by destroying salt mines.

External source:

"Josephus Wilmington Pell", findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124855777/josephus-wilmington-pell , accessed on July 19, 2023.

Scope and Content

This collection contains a rare account of the raid on King's saltworks in Saltville, Virginia written by Josephus W. Pell. The collection also contains a letter written on Sanitary Commision Stationary to Pell's parents concerning their horses and home.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

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

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Josephus W. Pell Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).