Ewell, Richard Stoddert, 1817-1872
Person
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Charles Marshall to Robert E. Lee, 1865-10-06
Item — Box 7: [Barcode: 0000003981], Folder: 9
Abstract
Colonel Charles Marshall, who served as an aide de camp, assistant adjutant general and military secretary to Gen. Robert E. Lee during the Civil War, wrote to Lee to respond to a request for information concerning certain campaigns during the war. The lengthy letter mostly discusses army strength, casualties, and desertions for several battles, including Petersburg, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Rappahannock station. He discusses General Longstreet, General Jackson, General Hood,...
Dates:
1865-10-06
Notebook - William Allan's "Memoranda of a Conversation with Robert E. Lee", 1868-02-16 - 1870-02-19, 1886-11
File — Box 13, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
Between February 1868 and February 1870 Washington College professor and former Confederate Ordinance officer, William Allan, had five conversations with college president Robert E. Lee which he manually recorded in this memo book which he titled “Conversations with Gen. R. E. Lee”. Soon after each conversation, Allan described retreating to his office to record the highlights. In 1886, former Washington College Clerk of faculty and Librarian, Edward Clifford "E.C." Gordon shared with...
Dates:
1868-02-16 - 1870-02-19; 1886-11
Robert E. Lee to Richard S. Ewell, 1862-05-08
File — Box 1: [Barcode: 0000003921], Folder: 58
Abstract
Robert E. Lee discusses possible troop movements.
Dates:
1862-05-08
Robert E. Lee to Richard Stoddert Ewell, 1864-02-18
File — Box 2: [Barcode: 0000003974], Folder: 82
Abstract
Robert E. Lee asks that Ewell address the many desertions.
Dates:
1864-02-18