Chancellorsville, Battle of (Virginia : 1863)
Subject
Subject Source: Fast
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Charles V. Depuy letter to his mother, 1863-05-17
File — Box 1: [Barcode: 35101013592592], Item: 9
Scope and Contents
Charles V. Depuy, a soldier of the 154th New York Regiment, describes the Battle of Chancellorville in which his regiment was attacked by Stonewall Jackson's division.
Dates:
Other: 1863-05-17
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
Scrapbook and alphabetized glossary with subject related clippings, 1830 - 1880
Item — Box 1, Item: Loose Scrapbook
Scope and Contents
James D. Davidson's bound manuscript glossary of terms and subjects of interest. Subjects are wide ranging and include day to day life and the law related terminology. Accompanying the glossary are related clippings, both tipped in and loose, with hand-written commentary, musings, quotes, and reminiscences. Also included are clippings of his own publication and two copies of the Lexington Gazette's obituaries for his son Greenlee Davidson, who died in battle at Chancellorsville in May...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1830 - 1880