Edward Porter Alexander papers, 1854-1865.

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Edward Porter Alexander papers, 1854-1865.

Correspondence, historical narrative, poem, military passes, parole, and map, most of which were removed from a scrapbook kept by Alexander, chief of artillery in the Confederate Army. Includes notes sent between Alexander and Gen. James Longstreet during the battle of Gettysburg; an invitation from Mary Randolph Custis Lee; map of the James River that belonged to Gen. Robert E. Lee; and typescript of Alexander's memoir of the Knoxville campaign, 1863-1865.

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