James Longstreet to Walter H. Taylor, 1863 June 17

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H^dQrs June 17^th

3 P.M. Upperville [VA]

Major

Yours of to-day is received. I will wait here for the General or very near here. Stuart reports the enemy gave towards centreville & Manassas. A Courier just in reports Genl Buford’s Cavalry in Thuroughfare Gap moving on Gen Stuart is at Aldie and will soon start to meet him I presume

Mt Respect[full]y
J Longstreet

Lt General

Maj. WH. Taylor

A.A.G.

Source: The Archives of the Robert E. Lee Memorial Foundation, Papers of the Lee Family, Box 8, M2009.302

Transcribed by Caitlin Connelly, 2016 July 13

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