Dictionary Possibly Used by General Robert E. Lee's Staff during the Civil War, 1853
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Artifact Overview
Confederate General Robert E. Lee's staff used this dictionary from 1862 to 1865. After the Civil War, it was given to Lieutenant Colonel Walter H. Taylor. As chief aide-de-camp to Robert E. Lee, Taylor wrote countless dispatches and orders for Lee.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Dictionary
Date Made
1853
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
39.597.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Leather
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Bookbinding (Process)
Printing (Process)
Color
Black (Color)
Brown
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 10.25 in
Width: 8.5 in
Depth: 3.5 in
Inscriptions
On title page:
AN/ AMERICAN DICTIONARY/ OF THE/ ENGLISH LANGUAGE;/.../ BY NOAH WEBSTER, LL. D./.../ SPRINGFIELD, MASS./ PUBLISHED BY GEORGE AND CHARLES MERRIAM,/ CORNER OF MAIN AND STATE STREETS./ 1853.
Handwritten on paper glued to front page:
This dictionary was used by/ the General staff of General Lee/ 1862 to 1865 - and iintrusted [sic]/ to Col Walter H. Taylor a member/ of the Directing Staff of General/ Robert E Lee
Handwritten on first page: Wm Kendrick
Stamped on first pages: 18 KENDRECK 54
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