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Walter A. Mestrezat Papers, 1862-1946 A&M 1538

Walter A. Mestrezat Papers, 1862-1946 A&M 1538


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 1538
Title
Walter A. Mestrezat Papers 1862-1946
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/198420
Quantity
0 Linear Feet, Summary: 1 reel of microfilm (3 folders)
Creator
Mestrezat, Walter A.
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
Military papers and correspondence of the chief musician, First West Virginia Infantry and Thirtieth Regiment, United States Infantry Volunteers, 1898-1915; clippings of Mestrezat's letter from the Philippines in 1900; copies of letters written by Charles A. Mestrezat, Fourteenth Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry, 1862-1864, from various places in western Virginia, Richmond, and Belle Island where he died in a military prison, and papers relating to the history of the 201st Infantry, West Virginia National Guard.

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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Walter A. Mestrezat Papers, A&M 1538, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Belle Isle (Prison)
  • Civil War - Pennsylvania 14th Cavalry.
  • Civil War - United States 30th Volunteer Infantry.
  • Civil War - West Virginia 1st Infantry.
  • Hymns.
  • Mestrezat, Walter A.
  • Music and musicians. SEE ALSO Folk music
  • Philippines
  • Richmond (Va.)
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons
  • United States National Guard - West Virginia 201st Infantry.

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Mestrezat, Walter A.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Philippines
  • Richmond (Va.)
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons
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