According to Virginia and Virginians – Eminent Virginians, Montgomery County, 1606-1888, by Dr. R.A. Brock, Society of the Virginia Historical Society
Harvey Black, M.D.
- Birth: 27 August 1827, Blacksburg, Va
- Parents: Alexander and Elizabeth (McDonald) Black
- Marriage: Mary Irby Kent of Blacksburg, on 15 September 1852. She was born in Rockford, Illinois on 27 April 1836, daughter of Germanicus and Arabella (Amiss) Kent
- Children: Elizabeth A., Alexander, & Charles White Black
- Military Service: Served in Mexican War with Capt James Francis Preston and in Confederate Army, Stonewall Brigade as surgeon
- Occupation: Medical doctor; 1 Jan 1876 to 10 March 1882 superintendent of Eastern Lunatic Asylum, Williamsburg
- Post Office: Blacksburg
Objects of Harvey Black Found at the American Civil War Museum in Richmond
Photo from the American Civil War Museum in Richmond showing a group of Confederate veterans. The back notes the date as September 10, 1923, and the location as Blacksburg, Virginia. It also identifies one of these men (Dr) Woolwine. The photo was attributed to the Harvey Black Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy.
Green silk sash with tassels worn by Dr. Harvey Black of Blacksburg, Virginia, surgeon of the 4th Virginia Infantry, Stonewall Brigade. Black administered chloroform to Stonewall Jackson while Dr. Hunter Holmes McGuire performed surgery. From the collection of the American Civil War Museum in Richmond.
Edward and Mary Johnston Black
Objects found at the American Civil War Museum in Richmond
- Watch pocket belonging to Edward Black
Gathering Blacksburg History 