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Robert E. Lee monument veil souvenir
Unknown1890-05-29
American Civil War Museum
Richmond, United States
The souvenir is a rectangular fragment of unbleached cotton canvas. The following is handwritten in pen and black ink on the fragment, "May 29th 1890 / R. E. Lee / Veil."
This item is part of the collection of the American Civil War Museum. It may represent sensitive or offensive imagery or ideas specific to its function and period. It is shown here for educational purposes only.
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- Title: Robert E. Lee monument veil souvenir
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 1890-05-29
- Provenance: Edward Strother Ferneyhough owned this souvenir of the canvas veil used to cover the Gen. Robert E. Lee Equestrian Monument before it was unveiled and dedicated on May 29th, 1890 in Richmond, Virginia. The cornerstone laying ceremony for the Jefferson Davis Monument on July 2 was one of the festivities of the reunion. Ferneyhough was a clerk when he enlisted on April 21, 1861 at the age of fifteen in Co. D, 1st Virginia Infantry as a Pvt. Ferneyhough was discharged on October 9, 1861. He attended the 1890 Reunion of the 1st Virginia Infantry. Ferneyhough was the Deputy City Sergeant for the City of Richmond, Virginia in 1898.
- Subject Keywords: Richmond, Virginia, Monument Avenue, Robert E. Lee memorial
- Type: SOUVENIR
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