Letter [manuscript] : Richmond, Va., to his father, 1865 April 26.

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Letter [manuscript] : Richmond, Va., to his father, 1865 April 26.

Chapin describes the causes and results of the fire set in Richmond by the retreating Confederate army, Robert E. Lee's return to Richmond, and the reaction of a young girl to the Union troops, particularly black ones.

1 item (4 p. on 1 leaf)

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University of Virginia. Library

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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 ...

Chapin, Henry Dwight

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Civil War Union soldier. From the description of Letter [manuscript] : Richmond, Va., to his father, 1865 April 26. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647835809 From the description of Letter : Richmond, Va., to his father, 1865 April 26. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 30793383 ...