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Alexander, Edward Porter, 1835-1910.

Edward Porter Alexander papers, 1854-1865. - 16 items.

Open to research.

Correspondence, historical narrative, poem, military passes, parole, and map, most of which were removed from a scrapbook kept by Alexander, chief of artillery in the Confederate Army. Includes notes sent between Alexander and Gen. James Longstreet during the battle of Gettysburg; an invitation from Mary Randolph Custis Lee; map of the James River that belonged to Gen. Robert E. Lee; and typescript of Alexander's memoir of the Knoxville campaign, 1863-1865.


In part, typewritten transcripts.
[S.l.].


Confederate army officer.


Collection material in English.

Forms part of: Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection.

LCCN: mm 78004984

Subjects--Personal Names:
Lee, Mary Randolph Custis, 1807-1873 --Correspondence.
Lee, Robert E. 1807-1870.
Longstreet, James, 1821-1904 --Correspondence.

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Confederate States of America. Army. --Artillery.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
James River (Va.)--Maps.
Knoxville (Tenn.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Tennessee--History--Campaigns.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Campaigns.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Personal narratives, Confederate.--Civil War, 1861-1865

Index Terms--Occupation:
Army officers, Confederate.