Davidson, Charles A. (Charles Andrew)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1839 - 1879
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Davidson, Charles A.
File — Box 3, Folder: 29
Davidson, Charles Andrew
File — Box 4: [Barcode: 0000006781], Folder: 66
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Includes folders on Samuel Dale, Benjamin Darst, Pierre Daura, Davidson, Charles Andrew Davidson, Greenlee Davidson, James Dorman Davidson, James M. Davidson, Jefferson Davis, Sam Davis, Benjamin Franklin Day, Marquis De Chastellus, Sally Bruce Dickinson, James Dabney Dix, Charles Squier Dod, Calvin M. Dold, Drake, and Dunlap.
Dates:
Other: Date Not Yet Determined
Letter, Charles A. Davidson to Hannah Davidson , 1859-12-02
Item — Box 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
A five page letter, dated December 2, 1859, written by Virginia Military institute cadet Charles A. Davidson, of Lexington, Va. to his mother Hannah. The letter documents the events leading up to and the execution of abolitionist John Brown at Charles Town. Davidson vividly describes the V.M.I. cadets' journey from Lexington to Charles Town including noteworthy events that transpired along the way, and offers a detailed account of the actual execution. Eighty-five V.M.I. cadets along with...
Dates:
1859-12-02