Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Dispatch, Gen. Robert E. Lee to Col. William Gilham, 1861-07-19
Item
Scope and Contents
Dispatch, July 19, 1861, ordering Gilham to muster troops and "oppose the progress of the enemy" in the vicinity of Staunton, Virginia.
Francis M. Boykin Civil War Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0232
Scope and Contents
The collection consists Civil War papers (8 items, all dated 1861), including two commission documents, extracts from orders, a letter from Governor John Letcher ordering Boykin to proceed to Grafton and communicate with Col. Thomas J. Jackson (Stonewall), one letter bearing the signature of Gen. Robert
E. Lee.
John E. Roller Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0171
Scope and Contents
The John E. Roller Papers consist of personal incoming and
outgoing correspondence, 1862-1870, including Civil War era
letters from cadet friends concerning life at VMI; Civil War
dispatches and telegrams (1864), dating from his service with
the Confederate States Engineers, including one document
signed by General Robert E. Lee; scrapbook, ca. 1910,
containing clippings about Civil War battles, veterans, unit
reunions, monument...
Robert E. Lee General Order No. 1, 1861 April 23
Item
Scope and Contents
Order number 1 signed, by Maj. General Robert E. Lee, in which he assumes command of military forces in Virginia
Surrender of General Lee at Appomattox, C.H. Va. April 9th 1865 [lithograph], 1873
Item
Scope and Contents
Lithograph by Currier and Ives depicting the surrender of General Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, April 9, 1865.
