A Guide to the Lassiter family corrrespondence, 1903-1922 Lassiter family correspondence, 1903-1922 52884

A Guide to the Lassiter family corrrespondence, 1903-1922

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 52884

Library of Virginia

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Repository

The Library of Virginia

Accession Number

52884

Title

Lassiter family corrrespondence, 1903-1922

Extent

.45 cubic feet (1 box)

Creator

Lassiter family

Language

English

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Preferred Citation

Lassiter family correspondence, 1903-1921. Accession 52884. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Charles L. Williams, Callaway

Correspondence, 1903-1921, of the Lassiter family containing letters between Charles T. Lassiter (1870-1930) of Petersburg, Virginia, and his sister and brother-in-law Anna Heath Lassiter Williams (1875-1972) and Ennion G. Williams (1874-1931) of Richmond, Virginia, regarding property and business activities of the family. Also includes letters from William Lassiter (1867-1959) to Charles Lassiter and Anna Williams regarding his military command during World War I and his post-war military career.

William Lassiter was born 29 September 1867 in Petersburg, Virginia. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1889 and was appointed a lieutenant in the artillery. Lassiter saw military action during the Spanish-American War in 1898. From 1916 to 1917, Lassiter was the military attache in London, England, before the United States entered World War I. In August 1917, he was temporarily promoted to brigadier general in command of American troops in England. During the war, Lassiter commanded the artillery for the I Corps and saw action at the battle of the Marne. Lassiter was then appointed commander of the IV Corps artillery. Temporarily promoted to major general, he commanded the 32nd Division during the occupation of the Rhineland in 1919. After returning to the United States, Lassiter returned to his prewar rank of colonel. He served on the general staff and was promoted to brigadier general in 1920. After serving as commander of Fort Knox, Lassiter served as assistant chief of staff of operations and training, and was promoted to major general in 1922. Lassiter retired from the army as a major general in 1931. He married Jeanette Fallon Johnson (1884-1965) on 5 October 1935. Lassiter died 29 March 1959 in Santa Barbara, California, and was buried in Santa Barbara Cemetery.

Charles Trotter Lassiter was born 20 January 1870 in Petersburg, Virginia. He attended McCabe's University School in Petersburg, then studied abroad in France and Germany. Returning home, Lassiter entered the University of Virginia in 1890 and graduated in 1892. He was admitted to the bar in 1892 and was appointed Commonwealth's Attorney for Petersburg in 1896. Lassiter resigned his position in 1898 to serve in the army during the Spanish American War. Returning to Petersburg and his law practice, Lassiter was elected to Virginia House of Delegates and served in the 1901-1904 session. He then was elected to the Virginia State Senate and served from 1906 to 1910. Lassiter was succeed in the senate by his law partner Patrick Henry Drewry (1875-1947). Drewry later served in the United States Congress. Lassiter was elected judge of the hustings court in Petersburg, but died before he could take his seat on the bench. Lassiter married Sallie Alexander Hamilton 15 January 1895, and they had three daughters. He died in Richmond, Virginia, 17 March 1930 and was buried in Blandford Cemetery in Petersburg.

Anna Heath Lassiter was born 22 December 1875, the last of the five children of Daniel William Lassiter and Anna Rives Heath Lassiter. Anna Heath Lassiter attended St. Paul's Female School in Petersburg, Virginia. She married Ennion Gifford Williams (1874-1931) who became Virginia's first Commissioner of Public Health, and they had eight children. Anna Heath Lassiter Williams died 25 January 1972 and was buried in Hollywood Cemetery.

Folder 2

Correspondence, 1907-1908

Folder 3

Correspondence, 1909

Folder 4

Correspondence, 1910

Folder 5

Correspondence, 1911

Folder 6

Correspondence, 1912

Folder 7

Correspondence, January-February 1913

Folder 8

Correspondence, March-April 1913

Folder 9

Correspondence, May-July 1913

Folder 10

Correspondence, August-December 1913

Folder 11

Correspondence, 1914

Folder 12

Correspondence, 1915

Folder 13

Correspondence, 1916

Folder 14

Correspondence, 1918

Folder 15

Correspondence, 1919

Folder 16

Correspondence, 1920-1921

Folder 17

Journal pages, ca. 1891-1892 (photocopies)