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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Thomas Booth Correspondence, Ms2010-063, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Thomas Booth Correspondence was purchased by Special Collections in 2010.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Thomas Booth Correspondence was completed in September 2010.

Biographical Note

Thomas Boisseau Booth, born 1840 was an 1860 graudate of Virginia Military Institute and enlisted in the 3rd Virginia Calvary of the Confederate Army, in May 1861 during the American Civil War. He died July 29, 1923.

Scope and Content

The Thomas Booth Correspondence contains one eight page letter datelined Yorktown 9 June 1861 and addressed to "My Little Darling." The letter contains brief descriptions of cavalry scouting activites and troop movement, reports from the battlefield, camp life, and the citizens on the homefront during the American Civil War. Booth remarks that the Confederate scouts "laugh and talk about chasing the Yanks as I would about running a fox."

Arrangement

The Thomas Booth Correspondence is arranged in chronological order.

Related Material

See the following materials, which are also at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives:

Nanzig, Thomas P., 3rd Virgina Cavalry (Lynchburg, VA: H.E. Howard, 1989). Call number E581.6 3rd .N36 1989 Spec Civil War

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Civil War
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Thomas Booth Correspondence by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).