Search

Start Over Collection Charles E. Lightfoot letter, 1865
Virginia Military Institute Archives

Charles E. Lightfoot letter, 1865

1 items

This collection consists of a Civil War letter (dated March 17, 1865 March 17) from Confederate officer Lieutenant Colonel Charles E. Lightfoot to Colonel Benjamin S. Ewell, brother and staff officer to General Richard S. Ewell. Lightfoot asks for a clarification of command responsibility for Richmond's (Virginia) artillery defenses, stating that the present command situation places him in conflict with Lieutenant Colonel Carter M. Braxton. General Ewell's reply, via Colonel Ewell, is on the reverse.

2 results

Charles E. Lightfoot letter, 1865 1 items

Lightfoot, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1834-1878

This collection consists of a Civil War letter (dated March 17, 1865 March 17) from Confederate officer Lieutenant Colonel Charles E. Lightfoot to Colonel Benjamin S. Ewell, brother and staff officer to General Richard S. Ewell. Lightfoot asks for a clarification of command responsibility for Richmond's (Virginia) artillery defenses, stating that the present command situation places him in conflict with Lieutenant Colonel Carter M. Braxton. General Ewell's reply, via Colonel Ewell, is on the reverse.

Letter to Benjamin S. Ewell, 1865

Written from Headquarters, Artillery Defenses, Richmond, Virginia. In the letter, Charles E. Lightfoot asks for a clarification of command responsibility for Richmond's (Virginia) artillery defenses, stating that the present command situation places him in conflict with Lieutenant Colonel Carter M. Braxton. General Ewell's reply, via Colonel Ewell, is on the reverse.

Content Warning

ARVAS is an aggregator of archival resources. ARVAS does not have control of the descriptive language used in our members’ finding aids.

Finding aids may contain historical terms and phrases, reflecting the shared attitudes and values of the community from which they were collected, but are offensive to modern readers. These include demeaning and dehumanizing references to race, ethnicity, and nationality; enslaved or free status; physical or mental ability; religion; sex; and sexual orientation and gender identity.

Many institutions and organizations are in the process of reviewing and revising their descriptive language, with the intent to describe materials in more humanizing, inclusive, and harm-reductive ways. As members revise their descriptive language, their changes will eventually be reflected in their ARVAS finding aids.