Finding Aid to the Irving F. Wilcox Papers
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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501
IRVING F. WILCOX (ca.1842-
) PAPERS
The collection includes a letter from WILCOX, Danville, Virginia, 3 December 1866,
to Gen. J. A. GARFIELD, requesting an army commission (includes a recommendation
from Gen. O. BROWN); a printed notice from WILCOX to the people of Sussex County,
Virginia, concerning voter registration, 1867; a commission for WILCOX in the Bureau
of Refugees, Freedmen & Abandoned Lands, 1 January 1868; a petition from tobacco
merchants of Lynchburg, Virginia, in support of WILCOX's position as Collector of
Internal Revenue, n.d. (ca. 1871); a letter from Edgar ALLEN and others, Washington,
D.C., 16 February 1871, supporting WILCOX as an administrator in the Internal Revenue
Department; a printed statement of WILCOX vs. United States in U.S. Court of Claims,
1874; a letter from Ed F. WILCOX, Fellows, California, son of Irving F. WILCOX,
1925, concerning gift of above materials to Jones Memorial Library.
MS1477
JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501
IRVING F. WILCOX (ca.1842-
)
Irving F. WILCOX was born in Ohio, ca. 1842. [1870 Census, Lynchburg, Campbell
County, VA, National Archives and Records Service, M-593, Roll 1638, Household 273,
Family 273.] During the Civil War, he served in the 1st Regiment, Michigan Infantry.
On 5 November 1863, WILCOX, a first lieutenant, was transferred to the Veteran
Reserve Corps. [Official Army Register of the Volunteer Force of the U.S. Army, Part 5 (Rep. ed.:
Gaithersburg, MD: Van Sickle Military Books, 1987), p. 291.] Apparently, he had lost an eye while
serving in the regiment. [Letter, Allen to Sherman, Irving F. Wilcox Papers, MS1477, Jones Memorial
Library, Lynchburg, VA.]
On 30 April 1865, Captain Irving F. WILCOX, of Company E, 14th U.S. Veteran
Reserve Corps, was assigned to a provost detatchment in the District of Alexandria,
Department of Virginia. ["Organization of Troops in the Department of Virginia," War of the
Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Vol. 46,
Part 3 (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1894), pp. 1033, 1043-1044.]
Captain WILCOX served in the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands,
in Danville, Virginia, beginning 8 December 1865. ["Endorsement of Gen. O. Brown," Letter,
Wilcox to Garfield, Irving F. Wilcox Papers, loc.cit.]
On 3 December 1866, WILCOX requested assignment to the regular army. [Letter,
Wilcox to Garfield, Irving F. Wilcox Papers, loc.cit.] After 2 March 1867, he was located in
Sussex County, Virginia, where he was President of the Board of Registration under the
Reconstruction Act. [Printed notice, Irving F. Wilcox Papers, loc.cit.]
On 1 January 1868, I. F. WILCOX, "late Captain V.R.C.," was appointed an officer of
the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, with the "grade of Captain of
Infantry, which work he formerly held." [Commission 1868, Irving F. Wilcox Papers, loc.cit.]
In April 1869, Irving F. WILCOX was appointed Collector of Internal Revenue, 5th
Collection District, Virginia. [Wilcox vs. U.S., Irving F. Wilcox Papers, loc.cit.] By 20 June
1870, he was stationed in Lynchburg and was living in the household of William L.
FERNALL (FERNALD?). [1870 Census, loc.cit.]
The tobacco merchants petitioned to keep Captain WILCOX as Collector of Internal
(Continued)
MS1477
JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501
IRVING F. WILCOX (ca.1842-
) (Contd)
Revenue for Lynchburg, ca. 1871. In the petition, the merchants commented on his
"faithfulness, efficiency, integrity, and businesslike fitness..." [Petition, Irving F. Wilcox
Papers, loc.cit.] On 10 March 1871, he was removed as Collector of Internal Revenue.
[Wilcox vs. U.S., Irving F. Wilcox Papers, loc.cit.]
On 24 September 1874, Irving F. WILCOX, of Portage County, Ohio, was claimant in
the U.S. Court of Claims to recover commissions earned while Collector of Internal
Revenue for the Fifth Collection District. [Ibid.]
Irving F. WILCOX was deceased by 8 November 1925. [Letter, Wilcox to Librarian, Irving
F. Wilcox Papers, loc.cit.]
MS1477
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501
IRVING F. WILCOX (ca.1842-
) PAPERS
The collection includes a letter from WILCOX, Danville, Virginia, 3 December 1866,
to Gen. J. A. GARFIELD, requesting an army commission (includes a recommendation
from Gen. O. BROWN); a printed notice from WILCOX to the people of Sussex County,
Virginia, concerning voter registration, 1867; a commission for WILCOX in the Bureau
of Refugees, Freedmen & Abandoned Lands, 1 January 1868; a petition from tobacco
merchants of Lynchburg, Virginia, in support of WILCOX's position as Collector of
Internal Revenue, n.d. (ca. 1871); a letter from Edgar ALLEN and others, Washington,
D.C., 16 February 1871, supporting WILCOX as an administrator in the Internal Revenue
Department; a printed statement of WILCOX vs. United States in U.S. Court of Claims,
1874; a letter from Ed F. WILCOX, Fellows, California, son of Irving F. WILCOX,
1925, concerning gift of above materials to Jones Memorial Library.
MS1477
JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501
IRVING F. WILCOX (ca.1842-
)
Irving F. WILCOX was born in Ohio, ca. 1842. [1870 Census, Lynchburg, Campbell
County, VA, National Archives and Records Service, M-593, Roll 1638, Household 273,
Family 273.] During the Civil War, he served in the 1st Regiment, Michigan Infantry.
On 5 November 1863, WILCOX, a first lieutenant, was transferred to the Veteran
Reserve Corps. [Official Army Register of the Volunteer Force of the U.S. Army, Part 5 (Rep. ed.:
Gaithersburg, MD: Van Sickle Military Books, 1987), p. 291.] Apparently, he had lost an eye while
serving in the regiment. [Letter, Allen to Sherman, Irving F. Wilcox Papers, MS1477, Jones Memorial
Library, Lynchburg, VA.]
On 30 April 1865, Captain Irving F. WILCOX, of Company E, 14th U.S. Veteran
Reserve Corps, was assigned to a provost detatchment in the District of Alexandria,
Department of Virginia. ["Organization of Troops in the Department of Virginia," War of the
Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Vol. 46,
Part 3 (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1894), pp. 1033, 1043-1044.]
Captain WILCOX served in the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands,
in Danville, Virginia, beginning 8 December 1865. ["Endorsement of Gen. O. Brown," Letter,
Wilcox to Garfield, Irving F. Wilcox Papers, loc.cit.]
On 3 December 1866, WILCOX requested assignment to the regular army. [Letter,
Wilcox to Garfield, Irving F. Wilcox Papers, loc.cit.] After 2 March 1867, he was located in
Sussex County, Virginia, where he was President of the Board of Registration under the
Reconstruction Act. [Printed notice, Irving F. Wilcox Papers, loc.cit.]
On 1 January 1868, I. F. WILCOX, "late Captain V.R.C.," was appointed an officer of
the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, with the "grade of Captain of
Infantry, which work he formerly held." [Commission 1868, Irving F. Wilcox Papers, loc.cit.]
In April 1869, Irving F. WILCOX was appointed Collector of Internal Revenue, 5th
Collection District, Virginia. [Wilcox vs. U.S., Irving F. Wilcox Papers, loc.cit.] By 20 June
1870, he was stationed in Lynchburg and was living in the household of William L.
FERNALL (FERNALD?). [1870 Census, loc.cit.]
The tobacco merchants petitioned to keep Captain WILCOX as Collector of Internal
(Continued)
MS1477
JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501
IRVING F. WILCOX (ca.1842-
) (Contd)
Revenue for Lynchburg, ca. 1871. In the petition, the merchants commented on his
"faithfulness, efficiency, integrity, and businesslike fitness..." [Petition, Irving F. Wilcox
Papers, loc.cit.] On 10 March 1871, he was removed as Collector of Internal Revenue.
[Wilcox vs. U.S., Irving F. Wilcox Papers, loc.cit.]
On 24 September 1874, Irving F. WILCOX, of Portage County, Ohio, was claimant in
the U.S. Court of Claims to recover commissions earned while Collector of Internal
Revenue for the Fifth Collection District. [Ibid.]
Irving F. WILCOX was deceased by 8 November 1925. [Letter, Wilcox to Librarian, Irving
F. Wilcox Papers, loc.cit.]
MS1477
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Title
Finding Aid to the Irving F. Wilcox Papers
Subject
Finding aids
Wilcox, Irving F., 1842-
Description
Finding aid to the Irving F. Wilcox Papers held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The papers include letters, notices, petitions, and statements regarding Wilcox in the 1860s and 1870s.
Creator
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Publisher
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Date
2023
Rights
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
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pdf
Language
English
Identifier
MS1477FA
Collection
Citation
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.), “Finding Aid to the Irving F. Wilcox Papers,” Digital Collections, accessed May 3, 2024, https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/539.