Danville Letters for the Year 1865

3 Letters written from the place Danville to 2 people including Varina Davis. letters from Danville were written in the year 1865.

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  • Jefferson Davis letter to Varina Davis.

    Danville, VA - 5 April 1865

    On last Sunday I was called out of church to receive a telegram announcing that General Lee could not hold his position longer than till night, and warning me that we must leave Richmond

  • Jefferson Davis letter to Varina Davis.

    Danville, VA - 6 April 1865

    We are arranging an executive office where the current business may be transacted here, and do not propose at this time definitely to fix upon a point for a seat of government in the future.

  • Jefferson Davis letter to Robert Lee.

    Danville, VA - 9 April 1865

    You will realize the reluctance I feel to leave the soil of Virginia, and appreciate my anxiety to win success north of the Roanoke