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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], 37th Virginia Infantry Documents, Ms2009-057, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The 37th Virginia Infantry Documents were purchased by Special Collections in 1996.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the 37th Virginia Infantry Documents commenced and was completed in April 2009.

Administrative History

The 37th Virginia Infantry of the Confederate Army was organized primarily in Lee, Russell, Scott and Washington counties in the spring and summer of 1861 during the American Civil War. The regiment trained in Richmond, then spent the autumn of 1861 in the Shenandoah Valley area. In 1862, it participated in Jackson's Valley Campaign, then in the Seven Days' battles on the Virginia peninsula. At the Battle of Cedar Mountain, the regiment suffered heavy casualties. Later that fall, the regiment saw action at Antietam and was present at the Battle of Fredericksburg. The regiment also fought at both Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. In 1864, the 37th was only briefly engaged in the Battle of the Wilderness but was nearly decimated just days later at Spotsylvania Court House. The remainder of the regiment fought in several more major battles before being ordered to the defense of Petersburg in late 1864. At the time of surrender in April 1865, only 39 members of the regiment remained with the regiment.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of three documents relating to the 37th Virginia Infantry of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. Included is an 1863 invoice from Captain Jno Preston of the quartermaster's department for shoes issued to Captain J. Harvey Wood of Company D. The collection also contains receipts for two deserters--G. D. Shaver (Company K) and James Cox (Company B)--delivered from the Washington County, Virginia en [enlistment?] officer in 1864.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically.

Related Material

Rankin, Thomas M., 37th Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, VA: H. E. Howard, 1987). E581.5 37th .R36 1987 c.2 Civil War Spec

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Civil War
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

Rights Statement for Archival Description

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