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Preferred Citation

Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Robert Hanson Fleming Diary, WLU Coll. 0073, Special Collections, Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA.

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Biographical / Historical

Robert Hanson Fleming was a midshipman in the Confederate States of America, assigned to the steamship Patrick Henry.

Scope and Contents

His diary describes Fleming's flight to Augusta, Ga. after the fall of Richmond, guarding the specie of the Confederate treasury. There is also a furlough permit, May 2, 1865, signed by Commandant William H. Parker.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Diaries
• Georgia -- Augusta
• Military operations, Naval
• Personal Narratives
• Treasury bills