David Tobias Robinson Confederate Company List
Scope and Content
This collection contains a manuscript list (photocopy only) of Company E, 4th Virginia Volunteer Regiment, of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, which was written by Robinson, listing rank, age, eye and hair color, occupation, and other information about the men in the company, most of them from Southwest Virginia counties. Also includes an itemized list of clothing distributed to each man. Also included are details of various post-war financial transactions.
Dates
- ca. 1861-1863
Creator
- Robinson, David Tobias (Person)
Language of Materials
The materials in the collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
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Biographical Note
David Tobias Robinson was born October 8, 1845 and lived until June 16, 1925. During the American Civil War, Robinson enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1861 abd joined Company E of the Virginia 4th Infantry. Robinson entered the Confederate Army as a private and left as a 2nd Lieutenant. Robinson is currently buried in the Robinson Family Cemetery in Montgomery County, Virginia.
Source: David Tobias Robinson
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
This collection contains a manuscript list of Company E, 4th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment, of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, written by David Tobias David T. Robinson, listing rank, age, eye and hair color, occupation, and other information about the men in the company. David Tobias Robinson was born October 8, 1845 and lived until June 16, 1925. Robinson enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1861 and joined Company E of the 4th Virginia Infantry. Robinson entered the Confederate Army as a private and left as a 2nd lieutenant.
Source of Acquisition
The David Tobias Robinson Confederate Company List was acquired by Special Collecitons and University Archives prior to 1992.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the David Tobias Robinson Confederate Company List 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 Tobias Robinson Confederate Company List completed in 1992.
- Title
- David Tobias Robinson Confederate Company List 1861-1863
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Special Collections and University Archives Staff
- Date
- 2023 (CC0 1.0)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu