Conditions Governing Use

The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source. Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the Head of Special Collections.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research use.

Existence and Location of Copies

The orginal manuscript belongs to Robert B. Lee, Otho Scott Lee's son.

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Otho Scott Lee Memoir, WLU Coll. 0040, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA

In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections' staff to verify the appropriate format.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Robert B. Lee.

Scope and Contents

This collection is a photocopy of a memoir by Otho Scott Lee of his first year of service in the American Civil War 1861-1862, with the First Virginia Cavalry, under the command of General J.E.B. Stuart.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Cavalry Regiment, 1st
• Lee, Robert B.
• Personal Narratives
• Personal narratives -- Confederate
• Stuart, J.E.B. (James Ewell Brown), 1833-1864