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Publication Date
No published or copyright date listed on postcard.
Postmark Date
Not postmarked.
Card Text (transcribed from postcard)
The inscriptions on this modest shaft succinctly tell the story of Fitzhugh Lee's service to his country, as follows: 'Fitzhugh Lee, of Virginia, Nov. 1835-1905. Faithful Unto Death, Major-General C.S.A. 1862-1865. Commanding Cavalry Corps A. N. V. 1864-1865. Governor of Virginia 1886-1890. Consul-General to Cuba 1896-1898. Major-General Commending 7th Army Corps U. S. V. 1898. Brig. General U.S.A. Retired 1901.'
Note
Beautiful and Historical Richmond, Va. Series No. 37;
Topical Subject
Historic buildings -- Virginia -- Richmond
Geographic Subject
Richmond (Va.) -- Postcards; Richmond (Va.) -- History -- 20th century; Richmond (Va.) -- Pictorial works
City/Location
Richmond (Va.)
Genre
postcards
Local Genre
postcard
Type
Still Image
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
Rights Statement URL
Rights
This material is in the public domain in the United States and thus is free of any copyright restriction. Acknowledgement of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Collection
Rarely Seen Richmond: Early twentieth century Richmond as seen through vintage postcards
Source
William Shuman Collection of Richmond, Virginia Postcards, Accession Number 2004-09-12, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
postcard_476.jpg