Patrick A. Bowmaster Papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

Patrick Bowmaster grants permission for up to half of the manuscript to be photocopied.

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Patrick A. Bowmaster Papers, Ms1994-037, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Creator:
Bowmaster, Patrick A. and Hawse, Jasper, 1835-1905
Abstract:
Three papers written by Patrick A. Bowmaster while a graduate student in history at Virginia Tech: "A Confederate Cavalryman at War: the Diary of Sergeant Jasper Hawse of the 14th Regiment Virginia Militia, the 17th Virginia Cavalry Battalion, and the 11th Virginia Cavalry;" "Occupation - 'Soldier:' the Life of 1st Sgt. Emanuel Stance of the 9th U. S. Cavalry 'Buffalo Soldiers,' the First African-American to Win the Congressional Medal of Honor for Action in the Post-Civil War Period;" "A Listing of Those Civil War-Related Articles Appearing in Volumes I Through XX of the Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine Which Were Not Reprinted in the Four Volume Battles and Leaders of the Civil War Book Set."
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Patrick A. Bowmaster Papers, Ms1994-037, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of three papers completed by Patrick A. Bowmaster while a graduate student in history at Virginia Tech: "A Confederate Cavalryman at War: the Diary of Sergeant Jasper Hawse of the 14th Regiment Virginia Militia, the 17th Virginia Cavalry Battalion, and the 11th Virginia Cavalry;" "Occupation - 'Soldier:' the Life of 1st Sgt. Emanuel Stance of the 9th U. S. Cavalry 'Buffalo Soldiers,' the First African-American to Win the Congressional Medal of Honor for Action in the Post-Civil War Period;" "A Listing of Those Civil War-Related Articles Appearing in Volumes I Through XX of the Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine Which Were Not Reprinted in the Four Volume Battles and Leaders of the Civil War Book Set." Also included is Bowmaster's research correspondence relating to the Hawse diary and his proposal for the project.

Prepared April-May by Patrick A. Bowmaster.

Edited by Patrick A. Bowmaster. An Independent Study Project completed at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University under the direction of Dr. James I. Robertson Jr. December, 1994. Blacksburg, Virginia.

By Patrick A. Bowmaster. An Independent Study Project completed at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University under the direction of Dr. Hayward Farrar. May, 1995. Blacksburg, Virginia.

Documentation used during the preparation of the Hawse diary project, including copies of correspondence to libraries, archives, and Hawse ancestors. 1994.

Biographical / historical:

Patrick A. Bowmaster was a graduate student in history student at Virginia Tech in 1994/1995.

Jasper Hawse (1835-1905) was an American Civil War soldier born in Hardy County, (West) Virginia. At the beginning of the war, Hawse enlisted in the 14th Regiment, Virginia Militia, which became the 7th Virginia Cavalry Regiment in March 1862. In June 1862, the cavalry regiment was reorganized as the 17th Virginia Cavalry Battalion. Hawse also served intermittently as a commissary sergeant in the Confederate Quartermaster's Department.

Acquisition information:
The collection was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in 1994 and 1995.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Patrick A. Bowmaster Papers was completed in or prior to 2001.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged by subject.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard