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The Lee Family Digital Archive is the largest online source for primary source materials concerning the Lee family of Virginia. It contains published and unpublished items, some well known to historians, others that are rare or have never before been put online. We are always looking for new letters, diaries, and books to add to our website. Do you have a rare item that you would like to donate or share with us? If so, please contact our curator, Colin Woodward, about how you can contribute to this historic project.


 

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Robert E. Lee to Michael G. Harman, 1861 July 14

Headquarters of the Virginia Forces,

Richmond, Va., July 14, 1861

Maj. M. G. Harman, Staunton, Va.:

 

Send by express the following:

General H. R. Jackson:

 

Take command of Scott’s, Johnson’s, and Lee’s regiments, and such other forces as may be at hand. Oppose the advance of the enemy, and move to the relief of General Garnett. Four hundred rounds of ammunition, for the guns forwarded, has been sent.

R E Lee

General, Commanding

 

 

 

Source: The War of the Rebellion, Series 1, Volume 2, p. 245

Transcribed by Colin Woodward, 2017 November 13

 

 

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