Collection of 3 documents related to the appointment of Robert E. Lee as commander in chief [Decimalized .01-.03]

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GLC#
GLC00041
Type
Header Record
Date
January 17, 1865
Title
Collection of 3 documents related to the appointment of Robert E. Lee as commander in chief [Decimalized .01-.03]
Place Written
Richmond, Virginia
Pagination
3 items
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War
Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870
Johnson, James, fl. 1865
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Sheffey, Hugh W. (Hugh White), 1815-1889
Military History
Confederate States of America

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Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Jefferson Davis

January 17, 1865

Johnson, James F., fl. 1865

Co-signed by Hugh W. Sheffey, Speaker of the House of Delegates. Asserts the General Assembly of Virginia's decision to continue supporting Davis in the war. States that if necessary, all the resources of the Commonwealth will be used to achieve...

GLC00041.01
GLC00041.02
Collection Item
Document signed

[Robert E. Lee Resolution adopted January 24, 1865]

January 24, 1865

Gordon, William, Jr., fl. 1865

Resolution of the General Assembly regarding the publication of the appointment of General Robert E. Lee to the command of the armies of the Confederate states.

GLC00041.02
Collection Item
Document

General Orders No. 3

February 6, 1865

Cooper, Samuel, 1798-1876

Printed copy of orders appointing Robert E. Lee as General in Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States.

GLC00041.03