Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from Confederate Provost Marshal Pass, Lynchburg, Virginia must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Confederate Provost Marshal Pass, Lynchburg, Virginia, Ms2018-015, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Acquisition Information

The Confederate Provost Marshal Pass, Lynchburg, Virginia was purchased by Special Collections in June 2016.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Confederate Provost Marshal Pass, Lynchburg, Virginia was completed in September, 2018.

Scope and Contents

The collection contains a Confederate Provost Marshall's Pass issued to A.S. Bacon on November 11, 1864 at Lynchburg, Virginia. The pass granted Bacon permission to travel to Richmond, Virginia and is signed by Captain and Provost Marshal, Hiram C. Pierce. The opposite side of the pass has a printed Oath of Allegiance to the Confederate States of America.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Civil War
• Confederate States of America
• Confederate States of America. War Department
• Lynchburg (Va.)
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865