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Confederate Money

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0302

Scope and Contents

An artificial collection of paper currency issued by the Confederate State of America, during the years of the Civil War, 1861-1865.

Folder 1 contains 5 notes issued by the cities Lewisburg, Union, and Charlestown [now Charles Town], Confederate cities located in what is now the state of West Virginia (1861-1863). These items are black and white photocopies.

Folder 2 contains three treasury notes from the state of Virginia (1862) and two Confederate currency notes (1864).

Folder 3 contains 1 facsimile of a Confederate currency note and 1 novelty paper currency note (ca. 1905).

Please see A&M 2096, Currency Collection, for additional examples of Confederate currency.

Dates

  • Creation: 1861-1865, 1905
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1861-1865

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 document case (2 1/2 in.))

Overview

A collection of paper currency issued by the Confederate State of America, dated 1861-1865.

Physical Location

West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Title
Confederate Money, 1861-1905
Author
Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center; Laureen Wilson
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

Contact:
1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536