Wythe County, Virginia, Soldier Benefit Receipts,
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains four receipts from Wythe County Court for funds paid to the families of 3 soldiers: William Ayers, Andrew Aker, and Wiliam Landers.
Dates
- 1863 - 1863
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from Wythe County, Virginia, Soldier Benefit Receipts, must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Historical Note
In 1861, shortly after the Civil War began, Congress, in large part to attract recruits to the military, enacted legislation providing pensions for soldiers who suffered war-related disabilities, as well as the widows and orphans of soldiers killed in action. Congress amended the law in 1862 to provide a maximum pension of $8 per month for total disability, with proportionately reduced awards for partial disability. The same award was made for widows and orphans, although amendments to the law increased the allowance to widows by $2 per dependent child. Where a veteran left no widow or children, the law provided benefits to dependent mothers or sisters, and eventually, if there were no dependent mother or sister, dependent fathers and brothers.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains four receipts from Wythe County [Virginia] Court for funds paid to the families of 3 soldiers: William Ayers, Andrew Aker, and Wiliam Landers.
Acquisition Information
The Wythe County, Virginia, Soldier Benefit Receipts were purchased by Special Collections in 2010.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Wythe County, Virginia, Soldier Benefit Receipts, was completed in March 2011.
- Title
- A Guide to Wythe County, Virginia, Soldier Benefit Receipts, 1863
- Subtitle
- A Collection in Special Collections
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sarah R. Olney
- Date
- © 2011 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- 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