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[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.

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• 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.

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.

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.