Headquarters Taylor's [Farm],
Via Gordonsville, Va., August 18, 1862.
General S. Cooper:
Better not send troops by Lynchburg; it will prevent transportation of supplies from that point. Put the division on march. Send portion by Central Railroad to Orange Court-House.
R. E. Lee,
General.
Source: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series 1, Vol. 12, Part 3, p. 935
Transcribed by Colin Woodward, 2016 August 17