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dc.rights.licenseNo Copyright -- United Statesen_US
dc.creatorLee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-27T15:24:24Z
dc.date.available2011-05-27T15:24:24Z
dc.date.created1865-02-22
dc.identifierWLUcoll0064_b02_f110_01
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11021/22084
dc.descriptionThis letter is not in Lee's hand, though it is signed and initialed by him. Lee writes to Longstreet on the subject of gold, to inform him of Grant's troop movements around the Petersburg lines, the potential of Union General Sherman marching towards Richmond from the south, potential routes of retreat for Confederate forces, and further strategy.en_US
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dc.rightsThis material is made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source. Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the Head of Special Collections.en_US
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dc.titleLetter from R. E. Lee to General James Longstreet, February 22, 1865 (correspondence)en_US
dc.typeTexten_US
dcterms.isPartOfWLU Coll0064 - Robert E. Lee Papers
dc.rights.holderSpecial Collections and Archives, Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA
dc.subject.fastConfederate States of America. Armyen_US
dc.subject.fastAmerican Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)en_US
dc.subject.fastEconomic historyen_US
dc.subject.fastLettersen_US
dc.subject.fastBeauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893en_US
dc.subject.fastBragg, Braxton, 1817-1876en_US
dc.subject.fastPickett, George E. (George Edward), 1825-1875en_US
dc.subject.fastGrimes, Bryan, 1828-1880en_US
dc.subject.fastGrant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885en_US
dc.subject.fastLongstreet, James, 1821-1904en_US
dc.subject.fastSherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891en_US


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  • Coll. 0064 - Robert E. Lee Papers
    These letters represent W&L's collection which documents aspects of Lee's life and career as a soldier, educator, friend, and father.

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