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Edwin G. Lee Papers

 
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  • The Confederate military commissions of Edwin G. Lee, 1860-1864 by Commonwealth of Virginia; Robert E. Lee; Jefferson Davis; Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Confederate States of America; John Withers; James Seddon; John K. Mitchell; Paymaster's Office, Confederate States Army, Staunton, Virginia; and Edwin G. Lee

    The Confederate military commissions of Edwin G. Lee, 1860-1864

    Commonwealth of Virginia; Robert E. Lee; Jefferson Davis; Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Confederate States of America; John Withers; James Seddon; John K. Mitchell; Paymaster's Office, Confederate States Army, Staunton, Virginia; and Edwin G. Lee

    Official military commissions, resignations, receipts for pay and other documents associated with the military career Edwin G. Lee. The documents include:

    An appointment as first lieutenant in the Virginia militia, June 1860

    An appointment as a major in the "active volunteer forces" of Virginia, July 1861

    An assignment to the 33rd Virginia Regiment, July 27, 1861

    A resignation (at rank of Colonel), December 1862

    A commission as Lieutenant Colonel in the 33rd Virginia Regiment, dated January 14, 1863 with term of service beginning in April of that year

    A certificate of nomination by the President (of the Confederate States) to Lieutenant Colonel in the Adjutant General's department, Provisional Army of the Confederate States, March 13, 1863

    Appointment as Major Assistant Adjutant General, Provisional Army of the Confederate States, April 11, 1863

    An acceptance of resignation as acting Master in the Confederate States Navy, July 21, 1863

    Appointment as Colonel of Cavalry in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States, November 19, 1863

    Appointment as Brigadier General in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States, September 23, 1864

    Certificate of payment to Lee, Paymaster's Office, Staunton, Virginia, $544, October 31, 1864

    Edwin Gray Lee also served the Confederacy in Canada during and after the war.

 
 
 

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