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Title |
R. E. Colston letter to George S. Bernard |
Dates of Creation |
1895 |
Scope & Content |
George S. Bernard received a letter from Raleigh E. Colston that appears to be a clarification. Colston makes reference to Bernard's "War Talks of Confederate Veterans" pages 125-128 and 145-148. The images here represent only pages three and four, as pages one and two are missing. Colston's letter contains his hand-drawn diagram of his position at the opening phase of the Siege of Petersburg. Colston quotes Thomas Carlyle's statement that history is distillation of rumor, and Napoleon Bonaparte's statement that history is fiction. |
Year Range from |
1895 |
Creator |
Colston, Raleigh E. |
Year Range to |
1895 |
Subjects |
Army Articles Biography Brigade City Civil war battles Confederate soldiers Confederate veterans Conflict Contradictions Diagrams Enemy Events Fingers Force Guns History Letters Lines Man Men Militia Numbness Officers, Military Photographs Pieces (artillery) Report Rivers Sketch Statement Stiffness Uniforms Union War Writing |
Search Terms |
Appomattox River Civil War Confederacy, the Confederate Army Confederate Veterans Halifax Road, Petersburg, Virginia Jerusalem Road, Petersburg, Virginia Union Army War Between the States War Talks of Confederate Veterans |
People |
Bernard, George S. Carlyle [Thomas] Colston, [Raleigh E.] Kautz, Alfred Napoleon [Napoleon Bonaparte] Spear [Samuel P.] Wise, Henry A. |
Event |
Civil War |
Collection |
George S. Bernard Collection |
Imagefile |
023\200975004.JPG |
Number of images |
2 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Object ID |
2009.75.004 |
Extent of Description |
2 sheets, size 7" x 8 1/4" |