2026-05-10T23:19:01Z

Robert Hanson Fleming Diary

Creator

Fleming, Robert Hanson

Abstract Or Scope

This collection contains the diary of Robert H. Fleming dated March 28-May 16, 1865. The diary describes Fleming's flight to Augusta, Ga. after the fall of Richmond, guarding the specie of the Confederate treasury. A typed transcription is available. There is also a furlough permit dated May 2, 1865 that is signed by Commandant William H. Parker.

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Collection Context

1. Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library