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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open to research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], George W. Viar Papers, Ms1990-036, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Scope and Contents

Soldier in Company E of the 24th Virginia Volunteer Regiment during the Civil War. Papers consist of reports by surgeons in Dublin, Virginia, of their examinations of Viar, declaring him unfit for field duty. Also includes a note by a fellow soldier of Viar's to his family with saying that he is sending documents home with Viar.

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 George W. Viar Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).