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David Cloyd McGavock Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-032

Scope and Content

The David Cloyd McGavock Papers consist of ca. 35 items, including letters written by McGavock (d. May 1864) to his mother, his sister Sallie, and his uncle Gordon Cloyd while studying at Roanoke College in 1861 and then from camps near Winchester and Petersburg, Virginia, and Goldsboro, North Carolina, while McGavock served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. The collection includes sympathy letters to Sallie after his death and other miscellaneous family papers. 

Dates

  • 1861-1901, n.d.

Creator

Language of Materials

The materials in the collection are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials.

Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.

Biographical Note

David Cloyd McGavock (d. May 1864) was a soldier in Companies B of the 24th Virginia Regiment in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. He attended Roanoke College in 1861, then enlisted in the Confederate Army the next year.

This is likely the same man as Cloyd McGavoch, who enlisted on March 14, 1862, in New Bern, North Carolina, and served in Company E, 24th Regiment, Virginia Infantry, rising to the rank of First Sergeant. He was wounded at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia, on May 16, 1864, and died of his wounds five days later at the Chimborazo Hospital in Richmond, Virginia. He is buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond.

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Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)

Additional Description

Abstract

The David Cloyd McGavock Papers consist of ca. 35 items, including letters written by McGavock (d. May 1864) to his mother, his sister Sallie, and his uncle Gordon Cloyd while studying at Roanoke College in 1861 and then from camps near Winchester and Petersburg, Virginia, and Goldsboro, North Carolina, while McGavock served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. The collection includes sympathy letters to Sallie after his death and other miscellaneous family papers. 

Source of Acquisition

The collection was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in July 1990.

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the David Cloyd McGavock Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the David Cloyd McGavock Papers commenced and completed in July 1990. Additional description was completed in June 2021.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
David Cloyd McGavock Papers, 1861-1901, n.d.
Status
Completed
Author
Lauren Katz Smith, Archivist, and Special Collections and University Archives Staff
Date
2014 (CC0 1.0)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository

http://spec.lib.vt.edu
Contact:
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308

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