Washington, John A., 1821-1861 to Ned Turner
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02953.01 Author/Creator: Washington, John A., 1821-1861 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 June 1861 Pagination: 3 p. ; 25.3 x 20.2 cm. Order a Copy
Lt. Colonel Washington, George Washington's great-grandnephew and aide-de-camp to Robert E. Lee, discusses Lee's recent promotion, Union general Benjamin Franklin Butler and the recent Battle of Big Bethel, and Confederate general Joseph E. Johnston's evacuation of Harpers Ferry (Virginia). He begins by reviewing various business matters relating to Waveland, his plantation in Fauquier County, Virginia. Washington later mentions that one of his enslaved people had run away from Mount Vernon, and is now with Union forces.
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