Charles E. Lightfoot letter

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Location of collection:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Preston Library
Virginia Military Institute
345 Letcher Ave.
Lexington, VA 24450-0304
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Preferred citation:

Charles E. Lightfoot letter, 1865. MS 0448. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
1 items
Creator:
Lightfoot, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1834-1878
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Charles E. Lightfoot letter, 1865. MS 0448. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of a Civil War letter (dated March 17, 1865 March 17) from Confederate officer Lieutenant Colonel Charles E. Lightfoot to Colonel Benjamin S. Ewell, brother and staff officer to General Richard S. Ewell. Lightfoot asks for a clarification of command responsibility for Richmond's (Virginia) artillery defenses, stating that the present command situation places him in conflict with Lieutenant Colonel Carter M. Braxton. General Ewell's reply, via Colonel Ewell, is on the reverse.

Biographical / historical:

Charles E. Lightfoot (1834-1878) graduated from VMI in 1854. During the Civil War, he served in the 6th and 22nd North Carolina Infantry Regiments, and in the Richmond, Virginia artillery defense forces. After the War, he resumed his career as a teacher.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks