Shadow box framed hair wreath incorporating locks of hair of several prominent Southern men, mostly Confederate officers of the Civil War. The locks include those of Jefferson Davis, Adm. Raphael Semmes, Gen. Bushrod R. Johnson, Gen. Cheatham, Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, Gen. Robert E. Lee, Gen. Andrew Jackson, Gen. Hill, Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, Gen. E. Kirby Smith, and Gen. James Longstreet. The wreath surrounds a letter written in 1866 by Robert E. Lee to Miss Laura S. Davis, the wreath's maker, replying favorably to her request for a lock of his hair. Title: Hair Wreath Framed w
Shadow box framed hair wreath incorporating locks of hair of several prominent Southern men, mostly Confederate officers of the Civil War. The locks include those of Jefferson Davis, Adm. Raphael Semmes, Gen. Bushrod R. Johnson, Gen. Cheatham, Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, Gen. Robert E. Lee, Gen. Andrew Jackson, Gen. Hill, Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, Gen. E. Kirby Smith, and Gen. James Longstreet. The wreath surrounds a letter written in 1866 by Robert E. Lee to Miss Laura S. Davis, the wreath's maker, replying favorably to her request for a lock of his hair. Title: Hair Wreath Framed with a Letter from Gen. Robert E. Lee . probably 1875. Laura S. Davis
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Photo credit: © The Picture Art Collection / Alamy / Afripics
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