Inventory of the Westwood A. Tood Reminiscences of the Civil War, 1882

Collection Number 722-z


Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Collection Information
Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Online Catalog Headings
Biographical Note
Collection Overview
Contact Information:
Manuscripts Department
CB#3926, Wilson Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
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Email: mss@email.unc.edu
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Creator
Todd, Westwood A., 1831-1886.
Title
Westwood A. Tood Reminiscences of the Civil War, 1882.
Call Number
722-z
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
1 item (333 pages).
Abstract
Westwood Todd, 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.


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Administrative Information

Location of Originals
Original privately owned as of 1936.
Alternate Form of Material
Microfilm copy available.
Processing Information
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Additional Descriptive Resources
A more complete finding aid for this collection is available at the Southern Historical Collection.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Westwood A. Tood Reminiscences of the Civil War, #722-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Confederate States of America. Army--Ordnance and ordnance stores.
Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 12th.
Norfolk (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Petersburg (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Todd, Westwood A., 1831-1886.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate.
Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate.
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Biographical Note

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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Collection Overview

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.