Wythe County, Office of Subsistence Order,

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:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish material from the Wythe County, Office of Subsistence Order must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Wythe County, Office of Subsistence Order, Ms2011-107, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Creator:
Bevell, B.
Abstract:
The collection contains one Confederate subsistence order for Joseph Ferdinand Kent, Commander of the Wythe County Home Guards.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Wythe County, Office of Subsistence Order, Ms2011-107, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of one subsistence order from the Office of Subsistence of Wythe County, VA. Confederate Agent B. Bevell issued the order to Joseph Ferdinand Kent. He was promised "the prices as fixed by the Commissioners of the State...for wheat...above what is necessary for [himself] and family." Additional orders for "Corn, Salted Pork, Bacon, and Beef Cattle" were crossed off from this list." If Kent were to refuse the offer, "the said articles" would be "impressed for the use of the C.S. Army."

Biographical / historical:

Joseph Ferdinand Kent, born in 1820, enlisted to serve with the Confederate Army on April 17, 1862. He was commissioned as a Captain into the C Company of the 4th Regiment, Virginia Infantry. In May 1861, Kent was promoted to a Major and eventually became commander of the Wythe County Home Guards. Kent survived the war. He died on September 4, 1886. His body was buried in Wytheville, Va.

Acquisition information:
Special Collections acquired the Wythe County, Office of Subsistence Order in July 2011.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Wythe County Office of Subsistence Order was completed in November 2011.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged by material type.