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Autographs/L: Robert E. Lee Signs a Wedding Scrapbook

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Autographs/L: Robert E. Lee Signs a Wedding Scrapbook
ROBERT E. LEE, MARCUS WRIGHT, & VIRGINIA CAVALRY MEMBERS. A Scrapbook Signed "R.E. Lee" in black ink on a 9" x 7.5" blue page, on the occasion of the February 16, 1865 marriage of Miss Elizabeth Imogene Wynn to Colonel M.A. Moncure of Reams Station, Virginia. Lee, as well as several members of the Virginia cavalry and other Confederate soldiers, attended the wedding. Below Lee's large signature, another hand wrote, "Written by Gen Robert E. Lee on the night of Feb 16th 1865." The covers of the scrapbook are present but detached from the interior, which remains intact. Some of the pages are stained, primarily toward the front, and there is some general toning. The page on which Lee wrote is clean. Inscriptions in the scrapbook were written during 1864 and 1865. Some were written in pencil or the ink has faded; many well wishers wrote verses to "Miss Bettie." General Marcus Wright penned a ten-line poem and signed it, "Marcus"; another hand noted that it was written by Gen. Wright. This page is stained and soiled, but still legible. Several men signed with their initials, and their cavalry regiments, including members of the 4th, 9th, and 12th Virginia cavalries Emiliano A. Silva signed, "Jeff Davis Legion." Another signed, "a Confederate soldier." A little research could likely uncover the names of the men who signed with their initials. Accompanied by an article from the January 1895 issue of "The Maine Bugle," written by Lieut. Jeff L. Coburn, who took part in Wilson's Raid, June 21-30, 1864. This article mentions the Moncures and the scrapbook with Lee's signature in it. Also, a telegram to Mr. Moncure, acknowledging payment of 25¢ for a copy of that issue of "The Main Bugle." (3 items)