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Preferred Citation

Richard S. Ewell papers, 1838-1864. MS 0395. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Scope and Contents

This collection includes papers (four items) of Richard S. Ewell, including: A letter (dated June 17, 1838) written while Ewell was a cadet at West Point to Benjamin S. Ewell of York, Pennsylvania Two Civil War dispatches (dated 1862 and 1864) A map of the Cedar Mountain, Virignia battlefield drawn by Ewell

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Cedar Creek, Battle of, Va., 1864
• Cedar Mountain (Culpeper County, Va), Battle of, 1862 -- Maps
• Correspondence
• Dispatches
• Generals—Confederate States of America
• Military maps
• United States Military Academy—History—19th century
• United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Maps
• Virginia—History—Civil War, 1861-1865