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1. www.nps.gov › apco › kids-rag-dollLula McLean's Rag Doll - Appomattox Court House National ...

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   Lula McLean's Rag Doll. by Joe Williams and Ryan Henry. My name is long since forgotten; folks just call me the "Silent Witness" now. I am famous, and well taken care of but it's not the same as being loved.

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     Inked on the simple, round face were eyes and nothing more....

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     1. “Silent Witness” Doll. This doll belonged to 7 year old...

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3. www.nps.gov › apco › silent-witnessSilent Witness to the Surrender - U.S. National Park Service

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   Inked on the simple, round face were eyes and nothing more. Printed cotton fabric was stitched together to fashion a bodice, skirt and leggings. The doll was donated to Appomattox Court House National Historical Park in December 1992, and is now on permanent exhibit at the park.

4. www.wvtf.org › 2019/08/11 › the-silent-witnessThe Silent Witness | WVTF

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   Aug 11, 2019 · In part 173 of our Civil War series, Virginia Tech history professor James Robertson tells us about the most famous doll of the Civil War. #173 – The Silent Witness. Most people know that...

5. archive.org › details › silentwitnesstru00frieThe silent witness : a true story of the Civil War : Friedman ...

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   In July 1861, troops fighting in the newly begun Civil War arrived on the McLeans' front lawn in Manassas, Virginia. The peaceful countryside where Lula often spent time playing with her favorite rag doll became a campsite full of cannon and trenches and tents.

6. www.robinfriedman.com › books › theSilentWitnessRobin Friedman | The Silent Witness

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   Her precious rag doll — the one Mama so lovingly made for her — is about to become a witness to history. A little-known but true Civil War story comes to life in this compelling picture book about family, destiny, and extraordinary coincidences.

7. www.nps.gov › apco › learnSilent Witness Doll - U.S. National Park Service

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   1. “Silent Witness” Doll. This doll belonged to 7 year old Lula McLean - one of the McLean’s daughters. Lula left this doll in the parlor before the officers of the two armies arrived. It was found on the sofa and moved to the mantel where Captain Thomas Moore, a young Union officer, noticed it there and referred to it as the “Silent Witness.”

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   Where is the Silent Witness doll?

   • The "Silent Witness" Doll is on exhibit at Appomattox Court House National Historical Park in Virginia. My name is long since forgotten; folks just call me the "Silent Witness" now. I am famous, and well taken care of but it's not the same as being loved.

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   Who was the 'Silent Witness'?

   • Colonel Horace Porter of General Grant's staff, wrote: " A child's doll was found in the room, which the younger officers tossed from one to the other, and called the 'Silent Witness'." One of the cavorting Federal staff officers was Captain Robert Todd Lincoln, son of the President of the United States.

   Silent Witness to the Surrender - U.S. National Park Service

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   Who was the Silent Witness to the surrender?

   • The "Silent Witness" to the surrender. On April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered his once formidable army of Northern Virginia to three Federal armies turgid with men and materiel under General Ulysses S. Grant. The terms of surrender were set during a one and a half hour meeting between the two generals in the parlor of the McLean Home.

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9. shop.carlemuseum.org › silent-witness-true-storyThe Silent Witness: A True Story of the Civil War

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   Forced to flee by the oncoming Union army, Lula and her family and her favorite rag doll move south to a small village called Appomattox Court House. Then one day in 1865, Lula left her doll behind, and what happened next made history. ISBN: 9780547014364. Author: Robin Friedman. Publisher: Clarion Books.