Title

Just before and after Lee surrendered to Grant

Creator Display

Giles Buckner Cooke, 1838-1937

Files

Alternate Title

Houston chronicle, Sunday, October 8, 1922

Description

Per the first page, this pamphlet documents "the experiences of the Rev. (Major) Giles Be. Cooke, as related by himself. Major Cooke is the only surviving member of General Robert E. Lee's staff, and he is now engaged in ministerial work at Mathews, Virginia." Some of the introductory paragraph has been marked through with pen.

Donor

Ulysses S. Grant Association

Date

1922

Measurement Display

8 pages ; 24 cm

Format (Digital)

PDF

Subjects

Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870; Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Appomattox, Surrender at, 1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate

Keywords

Appomattox; Civil War

Work Type

pamphlet

Class

ephemera

Preferred Citation

Just before and after Lee surrendered to Grant, E477.67 .C7 1922, Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library, Mississippi State University Libraries

Rights Management

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Digital ID#

E477.67.C7_1922

Repository

Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library, Mississippi State University Libraries

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

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