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Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1561

31st Virginia Infantry Notebook, Vol. 1 (volume entitled "Material Pertaining to Civil War Soldiers [Most of Whom Fought in the 31st Regiment, Virginia Infantry]")

 Digital Record
Collection Number: 1561_s2_b3_f1-8
Found in:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
  1. Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers / Series 2. Records of the 31st Virginia Infantry, ca. 1856-1955, undated (includes facsimiles) / 31st Virginia Infantry Notebook, Vol. 1, folder 1 of 8 (volume entitled "Material Pertaining to Civil War Soldiers [Most of Whom Fought in the 31st Regiment, Virginia Infantry]"; volume includes typescript letters [original letters to Roy Bird Cook and facsimile letters to and from correspondents], notes, biographical sketches, and other genealogical information; this folder contains material related to George Washington Arbogast, James H. Blair, Captain Hart Boggs, Dr. J.W. Bosworth, and Captain Edwin Duncan Camden; pp. 1-21), ca. 1926-1940
  2. Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers / Series 2. Records of the 31st Virginia Infantry, ca. 1856-1955, undated (includes facsimiles) / 31st Virginia Infantry Notebook, Vol. 1, folder 2 of 8 (contains material related to Joseph H. Chenoweth, Jeremiah Church, Digman, and Major Joseph Harding; pp. 22-48), ca. 1926-1940
  3. Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers / Series 2. Records of the 31st Virginia Infantry, ca. 1856-1955, undated (includes facsimiles) / 31st Virginia Infantry Notebook, Vol. 1, folder 3 of 8 (contains material related to Jacob Heater and William Henry Hull; pp. 49-73), ca. 1926-1940
  4. Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers / Series 2. Records of the 31st Virginia Infantry, ca. 1856-1955, undated (includes facsimiles) / 31st Virginia Infantry Notebook, Vol. 1, folder 4 of 8 (contains material related to F.M. Imboden and Stonewall Jackson; pp. 74-83), ca. 1926-1940
  5. Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers / Series 2. Records of the 31st Virginia Infantry, ca. 1856-1955, undated (includes facsimiles) / 31st Virginia Infantry Notebook, Vol. 1, folder 5 of 8 (contains material related to Colonel William L. Jackson; pp. 84-125), ca. 1926-1940
  6. Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers / Series 2. Records of the 31st Virginia Infantry, ca. 1856-1955, undated (includes facsimiles) / 31st Virginia Infantry Notebook, Vol. 1, folder 6 of 8 (contains material related to Oliver Hazard Perry Lewis, Reverend John Elam Mitchell, Balser H. Pullin, Charles C. and Edward J. Stuart, F.M. Trimble, and Joseph E. Warwick Wooddell; pp. 126-139), ca. 1926-1940
  7. Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers / Series 2. Records of the 31st Virginia Infantry, ca. 1856-1955, undated (includes facsimiles) / 31st Virginia Infantry Notebook, Vol. 1, folder 7 of 8 (contains material related to Henry A. Yeager; pp. 140-153), ca. 1926-1940
  8. Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers / Series 2. Records of the 31st Virginia Infantry, ca. 1856-1955, undated (includes facsimiles) / 31st Virginia Infantry Notebook, Vol. 1, folder 8 of 8 (contains an unidentified letter, a letter regarding a battle flag with a typescript description of the flag, and miscellaneous notes on various individuals; pp. 154-164), ca. 1926-1940

31st Virginia Infantry Notebook, Vol. 2: W.P. Cooper Papers (typescript entitled "Papers. Major W.P. Cooper, 31st Virginia Infantry. CSA")

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Collection Number: 1561_s2_b3_f9
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers / Series 2. Records of the 31st Virginia Infantry, ca. 1856-1955, undated (includes facsimiles) / 31st Virginia Infantry Notebook, Vol. 2: W.P. Cooper Papers (typescript entitled "Papers. Major W.P. Cooper, 31st Virginia Infantry. CSA"; begins with journal entries that cover January 1, 1863 - December 31, 1863; second set of journal entries starts on p. 24, covering November 23, 1864 - May 6, 1865; followed by typescripts of various correspondence, writings, etc.; 1 item, 47 pp.), undated

31st Virginia Infantry Notebook, Vol. 3

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Collection Number: 1561_s2_b3_f10-19
Found in:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
  1. Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers / Series 2. Records of the 31st Virginia Infantry, ca. 1856-1955, undated (includes facsimiles) / 31st Virginia Infantry Notebook, Vol. 3, folder 1 of 10 (contains two clippings and typescript copies of military correspondence from 1861-1865; the originals for many of the typescripts are in box 2, folders 1-9; pp. 1-38), undated
  2. Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers / Series 2. Records of the 31st Virginia Infantry, ca. 1856-1955, undated (includes facsimiles) / 31st Virginia Infantry Notebook, Vol. 3, folder 2 of 10 (contains typescript copies of financial material, including invoices, receipts, requisitions, etc., from 1862-1864; the originals for many of the typescripts are in box 2, folders 1-9; pp. 39-72), undated
  3. Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers / Series 2. Records of the 31st Virginia Infantry, ca. 1856-1955, undated (includes facsimiles) / 31st Virginia Infantry Notebook, Vol. 3, folder 3 of 10 (contains typescript copies of judicial material, including charges and courts martial, from 1862-1864; the originals for many of the typescripts are in box 2, folders 1-9; pp. 73-87), undated
  4. Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers / Series 2. Records of the 31st Virginia Infantry, ca. 1856-1955, undated (includes facsimiles) / 31st Virginia Infantry Notebook, Vol. 3, folder 4 of 10 (contains typescript copies of orders from 1862-1864; the originals for many of the typescripts are in box 2, folders 1-9; pp. 88-121), undated
  5. Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers / Series 2. Records of the 31st Virginia Infantry, ca. 1856-1955, undated (includes facsimiles) / 31st Virginia Infantry Notebook, Vol. 3, folder 5 of 10 (contains typescript copies of personnel material [desertions, discharges, furloughs, returns] from 1862-1864; also includes a letter to Roy Bird Cook [1928]; the originals for many of the typescripts are in box 2, folders 1-9; pp. 122-140), 1928, undated
  6. Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers / Series 2. Records of the 31st Virginia Infantry, ca. 1856-1955, undated (includes facsimiles) / 31st Virginia Infantry Notebook, Vol. 3, folder 6 of 10 (contains typescript copies of compiled and original rosters, muster rolls, etc. for 31st Virginia Infantry Companies A and B; includes name, rank, date of enlistment, and other information [promotions, death, etc.]; pp. 141-160), undated
  7. Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers / Series 2. Records of the 31st Virginia Infantry, ca. 1856-1955, undated (includes facsimiles) / 31st Virginia Infantry Notebook, Vol. 3, folder 7 of 10 (contains typescript copies of compiled and original rosters, muster rolls, etc. for 31st Virginia Infantry Companies C and D; includes name, rank, date of enlistment, and other information [promotions, death, etc.]; pp. 161-203), undated
  8. Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers / Series 2. Records of the 31st Virginia Infantry, ca. 1856-1955, undated (includes facsimiles) / 31st Virginia Infantry Notebook, Vol. 3, folder 8 of 10 (contains typescript copies of compiled and original rosters, muster rolls, etc. for 31st Virginia Infantry Companies E and F; includes name, rank, date of enlistment, and other information [promotions, death, etc.]; pp. 204-230), undated
  9. Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers / Series 2. Records of the 31st Virginia Infantry, ca. 1856-1955, undated (includes facsimiles) / 31st Virginia Infantry Notebook, Vol. 3, folder 9 of 10 (contains typescript copies of compiled and original rosters, muster rolls, etc. for 31st Virginia Infantry Companies G and H; includes name, rank, date of enlistment, and other information [promotions, death, etc.]; pp. 231-256), undated
  10. Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers / Series 2. Records of the 31st Virginia Infantry, ca. 1856-1955, undated (includes facsimiles) / 31st Virginia Infantry Notebook, Vol. 3, folder 10 of 10 (contains a printed copy as well as typescript copies of compiled and original rosters, muster rolls, etc. for 31st Virginia Infantry Companies I and K; includes name, rank, date of enlistment, and other information [promotions, death, etc.]; pp. 257-271), undated

"A History of the Thirty-First Virginia Regiment Volunteers C.S.A.," folder 1 of 3 (typescript M.A. thesis by James Dell Cooke of WVU)

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Collection Number: 1561_s2_b2_f17
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers / Series 2. Records of the 31st Virginia Infantry, ca. 1856-1955, undated (includes facsimiles) / "A History of the Thirty-First Virginia Regiment Volunteers C.S.A.," folder 1 of 3 (typescript M.A. thesis by James Dell Cooke of WVU; pp. 1-60), 1955

"A History of the Thirty-First Virginia Regiment Volunteers C.S.A.," folder 2 of 3 (typescript M.A. thesis by James Dell Cooke of WVU)

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Collection Number: 1561_s2_b2_f18
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers / Series 2. Records of the 31st Virginia Infantry, ca. 1856-1955, undated (includes facsimiles) / "A History of the Thirty-First Virginia Regiment Volunteers C.S.A.," folder 2 of 3 (typescript M.A. thesis by James Dell Cooke of WVU; pp. 61-120), 1955

"A History of the Thirty-First Virginia Regiment Volunteers C.S.A.," folder 3 of 3 (typescript M.A. thesis by James Dell Cooke of WVU; last two pages are letters from James D. Cooke to Roy Bird Cook)

 Digital Record
Collection Number: 1561_s2_b2_f19
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers / Series 2. Records of the 31st Virginia Infantry, ca. 1856-1955, undated (includes facsimiles) / "A History of the Thirty-First Virginia Regiment Volunteers C.S.A.," folder 3 of 3 (typescript M.A. thesis by James Dell Cooke of WVU; last two pages are letters from James D. Cooke to Roy Bird Cook; pp. 121-163), 1955

Abstracts of Monthly Payments

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Collection Number: 1561_s15_b49_f7
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers / Series 15. Oversize Material, 1774-1964, undated (includes facsimiles) / Series 15. Oversize Material--31st Virginia Infantry, 1861-1864, undated / Abstracts of Monthly Payments (incomplete run; 7 items), 1862-1864

Abstracts of Stationery Issued

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Collection Number: 1561_s15_b49_f8
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers / Series 15. Oversize Material, 1774-1964, undated (includes facsimiles) / Series 15. Oversize Material--31st Virginia Infantry, 1861-1864, undated / Abstracts of Stationery Issued (4 items), 1862-1864

A.J. Volck Confederate Sketches

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Collection Number: 1561_s13_Volck_Sketches
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers / Series 13. A.J. Volck Confederate Sketches, ca. 1880, 1915-1954, 2012, undated (includes facsimiles)

Captain's Monthly Returns (also includes financial records; for January, February, and March 1862)

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Collection Number: 1561_s15_b49_f2
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers / Series 15. Oversize Material, 1774-1964, undated (includes facsimiles) / Series 15. Oversize Material--31st Virginia Infantry, 1861-1864, undated / Captain's Monthly Returns (also includes financial records; for January, February, and March 1862; 6 items), 1862