Papers, 1863-1937.

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Papers, 1863-1937.

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This collection contains materials collected by John Walter Fairfax relating to the operations of Confederate troops under the command of James Longstreet (1821-1904). Items include letters, 1865, to Longstreet from Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) concerning the poor condition of Longstreet's troops, rumors of Union troop movements, and the recruitment of African American soldiers by the Confederacy; copies of Longstreet's official reports, 1863-1864, for the battles of Gettysburg, Chickamauga, and Lookout Mountain, Tenn.; and a postwar letter, 1902, of John Walter Fairfax concerning Longstreet's reputation and his conduct at the battles of Chickamauga and the Wilderness.

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Virginia Historical Society Library

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Virginia Historical Society Library

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Longstreet, James, 1821-1904

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U.S. railroad commissioner, army officer, and diplomat. From the description of James Longstreet papers, 1858-circa 1877. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980713 James Longstreet, military man, businessman, diplomat, and railway commissioner, was born 8 January 1821, in Edgefield District, South Carolina, and died 2 January 1904, in Gainesville, Georgia. He was a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy (1842) and served in the Mexican War before he resigned from the U.S. Army ...

Fairfax, John Walter, 1828-1908.

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John Walter Fairfax served as Assistant Adjutant and Inspector General on the staff of Confederate General James Longstreet. From the description of Papers, 1863-1937. (Virginia Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 36966689 ...

Lee, Robert Edward, 1807-1870

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Robert Edward Lee (1807-1870) served as General of the Confederate Army in the U.S. Civil War and was president of Washington College in Lexington, Virginia from 1865 to 1870. Lee spent the first twenty-three years of his military career in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. From 1837 to 1841 he was superintending engineer for the harbor of St. Louis and the upper Mississippi and Missouri rivers. Robert E. Lee was a United States Army officer, 1829-1861; commander of Virginia forces in the ...

Confederate States of America. Army of Northern Virginia

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The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force of the Confederate States of America's Eastern Theater. Organized on June 20, 1861, as the Army of the Potomac, it soon incorporated the armies of the Shenandoah, Harpers Ferry, and the Northwest. The army's name changed to Army of Northern Virginia on March 14, 1862. It surrendered to the Northern Army of the Potomac at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. From the description of Confederate States of America, Army of ...

Confederate states of America. Army

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...