Charles S. Venable papers, 1862-1894 (1863-1864) [manuscript].

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Charles S. Venable papers, 1862-1894 (1863-1864) [manuscript].

Official communications, mainly dated 1863-1864, addressed to R. E. Lee, and to Venable and other staff officers, from Confederate commanders in the Virginia theatre of war. Scattered postwar letters to Venable from former Confederate officers contain discussions of military actions and include letters from Venable to his wife and his son, Francis Preston Venable. Other correspondents include R. H. Anderson, P. G. T. Beauregard, Braxton Bragg, Jefferson Davis, Jubal A. Early, Richard S. Ewell, Wade Hampton, A. P. Hill, J. D. Imboden, Bradley T. Johnson, Fitzhugh Lee, W. H. F. Lee, F. T. Nicholls, George E. Pickett, Jeb Stuart, and T. M. Talcott. Volumes include lecture notes and a printed copy of Venable's 1874 "Address before the Society of the Alumni of Hampden-Sydney College."

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