Headquarters Virginia Forces,
Richmond, Va., May 3, 1861
Respectfully submitted for the information of his excellency Governor Letcher.
Five thousand volunteers, including those now in service at Norfolk, have been called out today. In addition, the Georgia and Alabama regiments are ordered there.
R E Lee
Major-General
Source: The War of the Rebellion, Series 1, Volume 2, p. 801
Transcribed by Colin Woodward, 2017 November 27