Image by Flickr user unforthImage by 20090706-desk.jpg A lap desk similar to that of General Lee's.

Lowcountry native and Confederate General Stephen Dill Lee's lap desk has been donated to the Charleston Museum.

The Antebellum-era box of mahogany and inlaid ivory is in near pristine condition despite being carried around Civil War battlefields.

For more on Lee and the generous donation (and a photo) read the article at The Post and Courier.