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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], James Z. McChesney Papers, A&M 2051, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Scope and Contents
Typescript copies of correspondence, diary entries, biographical sketches of Confederate veterans, manuscripts recounting battles, rosters of Confederate cavalry and infantry companies, and newspaper clippings of Pvt. James Z. McChesney of the Confederate States Army. Subjects include Confederate military activities, military activity in the Shenandoah Valley, McCausland's march on Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and information on various units and battles.
Addendum of 2004/05/06 includes nine letters written by James Z. McChesney while in Confederate military service with the 17th, 11th, 14th, and 1st Virginia Calvary. Also includes transfer order, leave of absence notice, and a Confederate valentine. Letters detail Confederate and Union military activities across the Shenandoah Valley (Warm Springs, Strasburg, Winchester) and western Virginia, the Battle of Droop Mountain, troop living conditions and morale, supplies, and McChesney's personal and family relationships. Includes mentions of Union General Averill, and Confederate General Jenkins, Colonel William Jackson, and Captain McNeil, the Partisan Ranger. (1862-1864; 0.01 ft.)
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Chambersburg (Pa.)
- Civil War battles.
- Diaries and journals.
- McChesney, James Z.
- Rivers and river valleys.