Lee Artifacts 8

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Locket with hair; loan with insignia star; chatelaine made with a button from Robert E. Lee; mourning shawl

Locket with hair; loan with insignia star; chatelaine made with a button from Robert E. Lee; mourning shawl

Lee Artifacts 9

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Death tableaux, including (L-R);Wreath Immortelles” used in memorial service, Lexington, Virginia, Spectator Extra, Death of General Robert E. Lee, Staunton, Virginia, October 13, 1870, Plaster death mask made by Clarke Mills, leaves and flowers from Lee's coffin.

Death tableaux, including (L-R);Wreath Immortelles” used in memorial service, Lexington, Virginia, Spectator Extra, Death of General Robert E. Lee, Staunton, Virginia, October 13, 1870, Plaster death mask made by Clarke Mills, leaves and flowers from Lee's coffin.

Lee Letters and Documents: Prewar 7

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Lee to Capt. Jeremy F. Gilmer, August 5, 1854, page 2

Lee to Capt. Jeremy F. Gilmer, August 5, 1854, page 2

Lee Artifacts 1

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Uniform tunic (coat) made with English wool broadcloth and worn to surrender negotiations at Appomattox

Uniform tunic (coat) made with English wool broadcloth and worn to surrender negotiations at Appomattox

Lee Artifacts 2

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Pen made by John Foley

Pen made by John Foley

Lee Artifacts 3

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Mexican War saddle

Mexican War saddle

Lee Artifacts 4

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Presentation sword given to him by an anonymous Marylander and worn to surrender at Appomattox

Presentation sword given to him by an anonymous Marylander and worn to surrender at Appomattox

Lee Artifacts 5

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Headquarters flag (first national pattern) made by Mary Custis Lee and daughters and used from June 1862 through the summer of 1863

Headquarters flag (first national pattern) made by Mary Custis Lee and daughters and used from June 1862 through the summer of 1863

Lee Letters and Documents: Postwar 49

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Lee to General Robert H. Chilton, April 7, 1870 page 2

Lee to General Robert H. Chilton, April 7, 1870 page 2

Lee Letters and Documents: Postwar 50

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Lee to Miss Louise Brantley, April 11, 1870, page 1

Lee to Miss Louise Brantley, April 11, 1870, page 1

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