Civil War diaries: Robert Knox Sneden’s voluminous work discussed in Shadwell


A sketch by Robert Knox Sneden with the description “Arlington House. Home of Robert E. Lee. Used as headquarters by Samuel P. Heintzelman from 10 September to 8 December 1862.”

Image: Virginia Historical Society,Mss5.1Sn237.1.Vol3.0755

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