Washington and Lee University, James G. Leyburn Library Special Collections and Archives
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Withrow Family Papers, WLU Coll. 0164, Special Collections, Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA. In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections staff to verify the appropriate format.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of William Carson, 1985.
Biographical / Historical
The Withrow family were long-time residents of Lexington, Virginia.
Scope and Contents
Contains genealogies of Lucy Johnson Withrow; correspondence of Louie Moran to Margaret Withrow, 1919; licences and receipts for John Withrow's general store, 1882-1920; also includes 3 ALS of M. H. Johnson to Fanny Withrow concerning Burnside's bombardment of Fredericksburg and maneuvers in the Valley of Virginia, 1862 November 16-30.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Burnside, Ambrose Everett
- Carson, William Waller
- General Stores
- Johnson, M. H.
- Personal narratives -- Confederate
- Virginia -- Lexington
- Withrow, Lucy Johnson
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Burnside, Ambrose Everett
- Carson, William Waller
- Johnson, M. H.
- Moran, Louis
- Withrow, Fanny
- Withrow, John
- Withrow, Lucy Johnson
- Withrow, Margaret