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U. S. CIVIL WAR PHOTOGRAPHS |
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McLean House - 1865 | McLean House - 1998 |
Lee's Table (Reproduction) | Grant's Table (Reproduction) |
Lee's Table is in the Chicago Historical Society Museum. It was taken from the McLean parlor by General Edward O.C. Ord who claimed he paid $40 for it. It was stored at Fort Monroe until 1887, after Ord's death. It was then sold to C.F. Gunther, Chicago businessman whose relics were later passed to the Chicago Historical Society. ![]() Gen. Ord and family at the residence of Jefferson Davis, April 1865. Lee's surrender table is in the doorway. Grant's Table is in the Smithsonian Institute, Armed Forces Division. It was taken by General Sheridan who offered $20 in gold to McLean who refused the offer. The table was taken anyway and money thrown on the floor. The table was sent to Mrs. Custer by her husband and loaned to the Smithsonian in 1912. Title to the table was transferred in 1936, ten years after Mrs. Custer's death. Source (in part): National Park Service |
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ON THIS SPOT WERE     |
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ESTABLISHED THE HEADQUARTERS   OF THE ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA   GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE C.S.A.   COMMANDING FROM APRIL 8TH   TO APRIL 11TH, 1865. |
19th Century Photographs Notes
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