Lilley, Robert Doak, 1836 - 1886
Biography
From Greenville, Augusta County, Virginia. Attended Washington College in Lexington, Virginia. Became general officer in the Confederacy's Army of Northern Virginia during the Americna Civil War. Was financial officer and agent for Washington College then Washington and Lee University during and after Robert E. Lee's tenure as president of the institution.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Missouri Professorship in Washington College: Sketch of the Plan for its Endowment, 1870
This publication, written by R. D. Lilley as Agent for the Board of Trustees and 'Committee of Endowment' contains information about the college's programs of study and history and a list of the endowment's supporters.
Templeton Photographs
This folder contains loose photographs and a carte de visite album of various members of the Templeton, Gibbs, and Lilley families. Included in the album are carte de visite photographs of Confederate General Robert Doak Lilley.
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