Charles L. Powell, Sr., Ivy Depot, Albemarle County, Virginia, to "wife" Selina (Lloyd) Powell, Charlotte County, Va., 1864 March 5
Scope and Contents
Mentions interruption of communications due to Yankee Raid; states that he sat near Gen. Robert E. Lee and Mr. Edmund Lee on a train car and talked with them; describes conversation; discusses the events of the Civil Warincluding Lee's near capture by Custis' divisionary raid through Albemarle County, during the Kilpatrick - Dahlgren Raid on Richmond; mentions Holmes Conrad.
Dates
- Creation: 1864 March 5
Creator
- From the Collection: Powell, Cuthbert (1775-1849) (Person)
- From the Collection: Powell, Charles Leven (1804-1896) (Person)
Language of Materials
English
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Extent
From the Collection: 3.25 Linear Feet
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository