The Vest Mansion: Its Historical and Romantic Associations as Confederate and Union Headquarters (1862-1865) in the American Civil War.

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The Vest Mansion: Its Historical and Romantic Associations as Confederate and Union Headquarters (1862-1865) in the American Civil War.

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Contains background information on Confederate defenses and the Battle of Williamsburg (1862) but it is mainly an account of Williamsburg, Va. under Union occupation. Cronin re-visited the town in 1901 and recorded his impressions of that trip. People mentioned include Robert M. Garrett, Dr. Stuart Griffin, Moses Harrell, William S. Peachy, Elizabeth Van Lew, and William W. Vest. Subjects covered include Jamestown Island, the Vest mansion, the burning of the College of William and Mary, slavery, male and female spies, wartime Richmond, escapes from Libby Prison, Kilpatrick's Raid, the looting of the Wren Chapel, and a description of the Wythe House and its contents.

302 p. ; 30 cm.

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6985990

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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Vest, William W., d. 1892.

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Harrell, Moses.

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Peachy, William Samuel, 1818-1881.

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Cronin, David Edward, 1839-1925

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David Edward Cronin was a member of 1st N.Y. Mounted Rifles and served as provost marshal of Williamsburg, Va. From the description of The Vest Mansion: Its Historical and Romantic Associations as Confederate and Union Headquarters (1862-1865) in the American Civil War. (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation). WorldCat record id: 19931740 David Edward Cronin was born in Greenwich, New York, in 1839. After studying art in Troy, NY, with Alban Conant, he arrived in New...

Van Lew, Elizabeth L., 1818-1900

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American abolitionist and federal agent during the Civil War She was born on October 17, 1818 into a family of high social standing in Richmond, Virginia. For her education, she was sent to Philadelphia where her pro-Union leanings may have had their beginnings. When the war came, she was back in Richmond and was openly loyal to the Union which she relentlessly supplied with intelligence reports through relay stations run by her servants. She was reported to have freed her slaves and helped Unio...

George Wythe House (Williamsburg, Va.)

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Palmer House (Williamsburg, Va.)

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College of William and Mary. Wren Chapel.

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College of William and Mary. Wren Building.

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Griffin, Samuel Stuart, 1782-1864.

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Garrett, Robert M., 1808-1885.

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