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| Repository: | Appalachian State University W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection |
| Creator: | United States Government |
| Title: | Collection 255. Keith Blalock Collection of Papers, 1895 - 1913 |
| Language of Material: | Material in English |
| Location: | For current information on the location of these materials, please consult Appalachian State University. |
| Abstract: | The Keith Blalock Collection of Papers is a series of government documents regarding Keith Blalock and his attempt to receive veteran's pension. |
| William McKesson "Keith" Blalock enlisted in the North Carolina Regiment with his wife Melinda. When it became apparent that their regiment would not move close to Union lines, Melinda exposed herself as female and Keith rolled in poison sumac. Upon return to their home in the Grandfather Community, the Blalocks joined guerilla warfare against the Confederacy. Blalock claimed to fight for the 10th Michigan Regiment, Company T and sought a veteran's pension for both the Confederacy and the Union. | |
| Extent: | 0.001 linear feet, 2 archival folders |
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[Identification of item], Collection 255. Keith Blalock Collection of Papers, W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, NC, USA.
This collection was donated to the W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection in 2001. The accession number is 05-40. The collection was opened in October 2005.
Processed by Kathryn Staley, October 2005
Encoded by Kathryn Staley, October 2005
The Keith Blalock Collection of Papers includes neighbors' testimony of the Blalocks' participation in the Civil War-era and the postwar Watauga and Avery County, North Carolina cultural position and activities.
| Blalock, Keith, 1837-1913 |
| Blalock, Malinda, 1842-1903 |
| North Carolina -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects |
| Unionists (United States Civil War) -- Confederate States of America -- Biography |
| Soldiers -- Blue Ridge Mountains -- Biography |
| Military pensions - United States - Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| Collection 255. Keith Blalock Collection of Papers. | |||||||||
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