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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03986 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1859 |
| Title | Lee Fitzhugh to Anna Maria Fitzhugh reporting on his life fighting native Americans |
| Date | 1 September 1859 |
| Author | Lee, Fitzhugh (1835-1905) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to his godmother about fighting the Comanche Indians in Oklahoma. Notes his successful recovery from a "severe ordeal." Comments that "Indian warfare is not the most glorious in the world, hard fighting after riding miles and miles through the hot sun...and getting but little if any, glory." He does enjoy the life apart from the warfare. Comments on the hunting and fishing, and his horses (one a captured Comanche pony). Indicates that he will soon go to Camp Cooper, 115 miles south of Camp Radziminski, from where he writes this letter. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Women's History American Indian History Frontiers and Exploration Military History Geography and Natural History Westward Expansion Confederate General or Leader |
| People | Lee, Fitzhugh (1835-1905) Fitzhugh, Anna Maria (Goldsborough) (1790-1874) |
| Place written | Tipton, Oklahoma |
| Theme | Westward Expansion; Native Americans; Children & Family; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Fitzhugh Lee was the nephew of Robert E. Lee. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |