Date Original
1863-1865
Description
This collection contains correspondence, Confederate currency, a parole form, and a piece of the flag that had flown over Appomattox Court House on the day of the Confederate surrender. The correspondence contains letters from General Robert E. Lee to Major General Sam Jones about troop movements in Tennessee and his desire to retake Knoxville in order to control the railroad in that region. It also contains a letter from Postmaster General John H. Reagan in Richmond, Virginia, to Major General John Breckenridge about difficulties with the telegraph lines in Virginia.
Biographical/Historical Note
C.B. Butler collected several interesting pieces of Civil War history, including a letter from Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas; Tennessee; Virginia
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.004.002a
Resource Type
Text
Collection
C.B. Butler collection, SMC.004.002a
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
C.B. Butler collection, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
