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Sarah R. Olney
Administrative Information
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from Danville, Virginia, Military Pass must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Danville, Virginia, Military Pass, Ms2011-036, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.
Acquisition Information
The Danville, Virginia, Military Pass was purchased by Special Collections in 2010.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Danville, Virginia, Military Pass was completed in March 2011.
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of a single military pass for Captain F. C. Fisher to Montgomery White Sulphur Springs (Montgomery County, Va.). Signed and dated August 1864, the pass granted Fisher railroad travel. The springs area served as a military hospital during the Civil War.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Civil War
- Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
- Montgomery County (Va.)
- Montgomery White Sulphur Springs (Va.)
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Montgomery White Sulphur Springs (Va.)