A Guide to Catherine Bowers Confederate Claim Certificate, 1865 Ms.2015.039
A Collection in Special Collections
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Ryan Mair
Administrative Information
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Catherine Bowers Confederate Claim Certificate 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: Catherine Bowers Confederate Claim Certificate, Ms2015-039, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Acquisition Information
The Catherine Bowers Confederate Claim Certificate was purchased by Special Collection in 2014.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Catherine Bowers Confederate Claim Certificate was completed in July 2015.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of a Confederate States of America Treasury Department claim. The claim, dated March 14, 1865, pertains to a monetary claim by Catherine Bowers, widow of Private James Bowers. The claim states that James Bowers was killed will serving in Captain Lee's Co. B of the 4th Regiment of Virginia Volunteers. The claim states that Private Bower's widow, Catherine, is due his sum of one hundred and eighteen dollars in back pay.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by type of material.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Bowers, Catherine
- Civil War
- Confederate States of America
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865