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Collection Number: 00722-z

Collection Title: Westwood A. Todd Reminiscences of the Civil War, 1882.

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This collection was processed with support from the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1993.

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Abstract Westwood Todd was a native of Smithfield, Va. and lived in Norfolk, Va., before and after the Civil War. The collection is a typescript copy (original privately owned as of 1936) of typescript reminiscences written in 1882 by Todd and include the narrative of his experiences in the Virginia theatre of the Civil War, some accounts of Mahone's brigade and the battles in which they participated, and incidents involving friends from Norfolk and Petersburg, Va. Todd served as a private in the 12th Virginia Infantry from his enlistment in 1861. In late July 1863 he was detailed to assist Lieutenant Dick Walke, Mahone's ordnance officer, and in early 1864 became himself an ordnance officer, serving until his capture at Sailor's Creek, 6 April 1865.
Creator Todd, Westwood A., 1831-1886.
Curatorial Unit University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Language English
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Restrictions to Access
No restrictions. Open for research.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Westwood A. Todd Reminiscences of the Civil War, #722-z, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Alternate Form of Material
Microfilm copy available.
Location of Originals
Original privately owned as of 1936.
Additional Descriptive Resources
A copy of the original finding aid for this collection is filed in folder 1.
Sensitive Materials Statement
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Processed by: SHC Staff

Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007

Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, January 2011

This collection was processed with support from the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1993.

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Westwood A. Todd (1831-1886) was a native of Smithfield, Va., and lived in Norfolk, Va., before and after the Civil War. Todd served as a private in the 12th Virginia Infantry from his enlistment in 1861. In late July 1863 he was detailed to assist Lieutenant Dick Walke, Mahone's ordnance officer, and in early 1864 became himself an ordnance officer, serving until his capture at Sailor's Creek, 6 April 1865.

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The collection is a typescript copy (original privately owned as of 1936) of typescript reminiscences written in 1882 by Westwood Todd, a native of Smithfield, Va., and Norfolk, Va., before and after the Civil War. These reminiscences were written in 1882 by Todd and include the narrative of his experiences in the Virginia theatre of War, some account of Mahone's brigade and the battles in which they participated, and incidents involving friends from Norfolk and Petersburg, Va.

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1 item.
Folder 1

Reminiscences, part one

Folder 2

Reminiscences, part two

Reel M-722/1

Microfilm

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