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Cook, Roy Bird, 1886-1961

 Person

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers Regarding General Joseph A.J. Lightburn and Other Material

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1379
Overview

Materials collected by Roy Bird Cook regarding General Joseph Andrew Jackson Lightburn. Includes letters sent to Dr. Bird regarding General Lightburn and the Lightburn family, newspaper clippings regarding Lightburn and the Civil War in West Virginia, two maps, a pamphlet, and other material. See the "Historical Note" for further information about General Lightburn.

Dates: 1774-1960; Majority of material found within 1939-1960

Roy Bird Cook, Collector, Papers regarding the Civil War in Southern West Virginia

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0895
Overview Papers mainly related to the Civil War in southern West Virginia, including correspondence, maps, photographs, newspaper clippings, muster rolls, and other material. Highlights of the collection include material regarding Captain John V. Young of the 11th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry; Captain James S. Cassady of the 7th West Virginia Cavalry; Captain W.D. Thurmond and his company of Partisan Rangers; and the 8th and 13th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry units. The collection is organized...
Dates: 1844-1938; Majority of material found within 1861-1867

Roy Bird Cook, Collector, Tavenner Family Papers and Other Material

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0858
Overview Papers of the Tavenner family of western Virginia, including correspondence, newspaper clippings, maps, and other material. Much of the material in this collection regards the Civil War. The Tavenner family was sympathetic to the Confederate cause. One member of the family, William Cabell Tavenner, served in the Confederate army; his letters are part of the collection. This collection also contains material related to families allied to the Tavenner family by marriage, particularly the...
Dates: 1778-1953; Majority of material found within 1819-1884

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  • Subject: Civil War - Battles. X

Additional filters:

Subject
Civil War -- Cheat Mountain campaign 2
Civil War battles - Rich Mountain. 2
Civil War battles. 2
Genealogy 2
Kanawha Valley. 2
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Lewis County. 2
Maps. 2
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons 2
Agriculture 1
Atlanta (Ga.) 1
Baptists 1
Carnifex Ferry, Battle of, W. Va., 1861 1
Charleston (W. Va.) 1
Churches -- Methodist Episcopal 1
Civil War - Southern sympathizers in WV. 1
Civil War - Thurmond's Rangers. 1
Civil War - Union soldiers' letters. 1
Civil War - Virginia 17th Volunteer Cavalry Regiment. 1
Civil War - Virginia 19th Cavalry. 1
Civil War - West Virginia - Union soldiers. 1
Civil War - West Virginia 11th Infantry. 1
Civil War - West Virginia 13th Infantry. 1
Civil War - West Virginia 4th Infantry. 1
Civil War - West Virginia 7th Cavalry. 1
Civil War - soldier's letters, Confederate. 1
Civil War -- letters 1
Civil War -- Camps and camp life 1
Civil War -- Confederate Army 1
Civil War -- Indiana 15th Regiment, Company I 1
Civil War -- Kanawha Valley, W. Va. 1
Civil War -- Muster rolls 1
Civil War battles - Atlanta. 1
Civil War battles - Cheat Mountain. 1
Civil War battles - Kennesaw Mountain. 1
Civil War soldiers letters - Union. 1
Diaries and journals. 1
Freemasons 1
Gilmer County (W. Va.) 1
Harrison County (W. Va.) 1
Kennesaw Mountain (Ga.) 1
Land. 1
Mexican War, 1846-1848 1
Ohio 1
Railroads - Ohio River Railroad. 1
Randolph County (W. Va.) 1
Rich Mountain (Randolph County, W. Va.) 1
Rivers and river valleys. 1
Statehood politics -- West Virginia 1
Steamboats 1
Surveyors and surveying. 1
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Maps 1
West Virginia - oath of allegiance. 1
Weston (W. Va.) 1
Women's history -- 1850-1899 1
Wood County (W. Va.) 1
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