Davis, Varina, 1826-1906 to James Redpath
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01945 Author/Creator: Davis, Varina, 1826-1906 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1889/11 Pagination: 1 p. ; 18 x 12 cm. Order a Copy
Sends memoranda (not included) and a brief account of Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston retreat of the 1862 Battle of Yorktown, on behalf of her ill husband, Jefferson Davis. Redpath was writing an account of the battle.
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