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1. A Trooper's Reminiscences by Benjamin Boisseau Vaughn - May 27, 1894

   Object ID 2009.75.220 is a duplicate of this newspaper article. Object ID 2009.75.026 - The content of the object ID referred to is a one-page entry that is in pieces, but is part of this same newspaper article, which is the same as page 5. Page 3 and 4 are duplicates, but the second image has more of the article on the right top. The newspaper is split into smaller portions where it was folded. Vaughan was a trooper in the 1st Virginia ...

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2. Biography of General James A. Walker - 1896

   James A. Walker was born in Augusta County, Virginia on August 27, 1832, and was a student at the Virginia Military Institute. After leaving the Institute in 1852 he was employed for two years as a civil engineer on the Covington and Ohio Railroad. He attended law school at the University of Virginia and was located at Pulaski Court House in 1855 as a lawyer. He was elected attorney for Pulaski County. At the time of the John Brown Raid, he began...

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3. Fredericksburg to the Valley of Virginia. - November 1893

   George S. Bernard spoke to the R. E. Lee Camp of Confederate Veterans, in Richmond on November 3, 1893, about his experiences during the Gettysburg Campaign. His talk was published in the newspaper. Bernard used his wartime diary and notebooks as source material for the talk. After the Battle of Chancellorsville, Mahone's Brigade made camp at Salem Church, and then marched to Fredericksburg to relieve Barksdale's brigade. After a week, the reg...

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4. Letter - September 5, 1772

   Letter from Edward Johnson to Col. William. Preston, dated September 5, 1772. Reports sending various items ordered by Preston, gives news of Captain Smith and his family and comments on the purchase of tobacco contracted for at excessive price, mentions visiting other markets in Page, Caroline, and New Kent counties, where he discovered the actual value of tobacco.

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5. Letter from George N. Bliss to George S. Bernard pasted onto page [566] intended for book. - January 28, 1895 (letter) , 1895-1912 (page for book)

   George S. Bernard, a lawyer from Petersburg, Virginia, who had served in the Civil War, collected reminiscences of veterans after the war. Some were published in the book "War Talks of Confederate Veterans." Other material was collected for a planned second volume that was not published at the time. However, some of the material intended for Volume Two was published in newspaper articles and used for speeches. The extant document appears to be i...

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6. Letter Scraps - 1895

   Pieces of letters written by three different individuals, none of whom is known. Starting with image one: Top. The author refers to Gen. Jubal Early's actions while at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Salem Church, in May 1863. Middle. Author (believed to be Bernard) refers to a package that was sent but seems not to have arrived at its destination at a New York office. Bottom. Author refers to the Rappahannock River. It is assumed ...

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7. Souvenir facsimile of Robert E. Lee documents. - July 8, 1863 and April 10, 1865

   A 20th century souvenir facsimile of two documents on one folded sheet. The first one is General Robert E. Lee's letter to the President of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis, dated July 8, 1863. The second document is General Lee's Farewell Address to the Confederate Army, dated April 10, 1865.

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8. To the Editor of the Dispatch, Wytheville, Virginia - May 25, 1894

   The first three pages have faded almost to the point where they can not be read, as the typing has faded. Some of the pages have split where they have been folded. Also there is a page missing. There is no signature attached to these papers, but it is believed that this account may have been written by James A. Walker. He was a colonel in the 13th Virginia Infantry, and promoted to a Brigadier General in May 1863. He is buried in the East End ...

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