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Civil War Diary of a Confederate Soldier at Appomattox Court House 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1 page (1 folder)

One page typescript of a transcription of a Confederate soldier's diary entries for 9-12 April 1865. The soldier was at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. Topics discussed include fighting the morning of 9 April; flag of truce and Lee's going to Grant's headquarters; terms of surrender; General John B. Gordon's farewell address to his troops; General Lee's General Order No. 9; another speech by General Gordon, referring to the possibility of a second Southern rebellion; and formal surrender of arms on 12 April, after which the soldier and his regiment were paroled and started for their homes. The soldier who wrote the diary was the grandfather of Richard E. Hyde, late of Charleston, West Virginia.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Clayton G. Coleman papers 4 items

Coleman, Clayton G. (Clayton Glanville), 1840-1908

The Clayton G. Coleman papers consist of three letters written to Coleman's sister Lucy during the Civil War, and an autograph album containing inscriptions written by his classmates at VMI, the University of Virginia, and the Medical College of Virginia (circa 1858-1861).

  1. Virginia Military Institute Archives

C. Newton to Robert E. Lee Box 7A, Folder 45

This letter was written by C. Newton from Louisiana State Seminary (later Louisiana State University) on March 10, 1866 to Robert E. Lee. The letter is written to inform Lee that a society has been formed at the school named the Lee Society, and that Lee has been elected an honorary member.

  1. Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library
  2. Robert E. Lee Family papers
  3. Letters to and about Robert E. Lee
  4. Letters to and about Robert E. Lee
  5. Correspondences

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