David H. Gordon Papers,
Scope and Content
The collection contains a short biography and a certificate sent home to David H. Gordon's family, by the government of the Confederacy, after he died during the Civil War. The certificate states Gordon enlisted as a private in Company L of the Confederate Army's 4th Virginia Infantry on April 16, 1861, in Blacksburg, Virginia, and was discharged after his death due to disease at Staunton on April 18, 1862.
Dates
- 1863, undated
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from David H. Gordon Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Bigraphical Note
Born July 7, 1840, in Pulaski County, Virginia, David Harrison Gordon was the fifth child and the second son of George and Susanna Bish Gordon. He enlisted as a private in the Confederate Army on April 16, 1861, at Blacksburg, Virginia, serving in Company L of the 4th Virginia Infantry. He died at Staunton of sickness on April 18, 1862, leaving no wife or children, and is buried in the Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetary with no grave marker.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of a Confederate pay and discharge certificate and short biography of David Harrison Gordon. He enlisted as a private in Company L of the Confederate Army's 4th Virginia Infantry on April 16, 1861, in Blacksburg, Virginia, and was discharged after his death due to disease at Staunton on April 18, 1862.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by date.
Acquisition Information
David H. Gordon Papers was donated to Special Collections in November 2005.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the David H. Gordon Papers was completed in July 2015.
- Title
- A Guide to David H. Gordon Papers, 1863, undated
- Subtitle
- A Collection in Special Collections
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Ryan Mair
- Date
- © 2015 Virginia Tech. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
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