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U. S. CIVIL WAR
PHOTOGRAPHS
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ROBERT E. LEE
(Page Three of Six)
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1864 - 1865
Violet Bank - Lee's Headquarters During Petersburg.
On the lawn at Violet Bank, Colonial Heights, Virginia, near the
plaque marked by an arrow on the 1998 photograph, Lee maintained
his heaquarters during the siege of Petersburg.(See Petersburg).
Lee's Headquarters at Appomattox.
Lee's Table at the Surrender.
Contrary to some paintings, Lee and Grant sat a different tables
during the surrender. Because of the way Lee and his army were
treated by Grant, Lee never allowed a negative statement to be
made about Grant after the war. (See
Appomattox).
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Lee's Parole - Signed by him and his staff.
Source:
National Archives, Records of
the Adjutant General's Office, 1780's-1917.
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Here to read the text.
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LEE'S FINAL BIVOUAC
Location of Lee's Final Bivouac - April 14, 1865
Road Side Sign
S.C.V Interpretive Plaque
LEE'S FINAL BIVOUAC
APRIL 14, 1865
GENERAL LEE, ON HIS JOURNEY TO RICHMOND
FROM APPOMATTOX, STOPPED AT WINDSOR, HIS
BROTHER'S FARM, TO SPEND THE NIGHT. BUT
AS THE HOUSE WAS CROWDED, HE PITCHED HIS
TENT HERE, THE LAST NIGHT HE SPENT UNDER
CANVAS. HE TOOK BREAKFAST WITH THE
GILLAMS, WHOSE PROPERTY HE CAMPED ON,
BEFORE PROCEDING THE NEXT DAY.
COCKE CAMP, SCV
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Text of the SCV Interpretive Plaque
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