Series 6. Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson Papers

Containers:
Box 10-14c
Scope and content:

This series includes correspondence, military orders, battle reports, legal documents, clippings, typescripts, print material, ephemera, photographs, and other material. Topics include T.J. Jackson's military service, his time as constable of Lewis County, his entrance into West Point, his application for position on the faculty of University of Virginia, the Jackson and Arnold families, memorial busts and statues of Jackson, Jackson biographies, etc.

Also includes personal belongings of Jackson and associated memorabilia, such as Stonewall Jackson souvenir or commemorative coins and medals, and hair from the tail of Jackson's horse, Old Sorrel.

Also includes letters, pension documents, clippings, and financial statements of Mary Anna Jackson, T.J. Jackson's wife. Topics include family life and books written by Mrs. Jackson about her daughter and her husband.

For additional memorabilia, sheet music, newspapers, and images related to T.J. Jackson, see Series 14, Glass Plate Negatives, and Series 15, Oversize Material. For other Jackson materials, see also Series 8, Bound Notebooks.

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Parent restrictions:

Special access restriction applies.

Researchers may access digitized materials by visiting the link attached to each item or by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.

Parent terms of access:
Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

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