Letters / Correspondence

Jeb Stuart

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1 Robert E. Lee Jeb Stuart General: You are desired to make a secret movement to the rear of the enemy, now posted on Chickahominy, with a view of gaining intelligence of his operations, communications, &c.; of driving... Jun. 11, 1862
2 Robert E. Lee Jeb Stuart General: A letter just received from General Jackson states that from information received he inclines to the belief that the enemy is withdrawing from Fredericksburg, and his destination in... Jul. 18, 1862
3 Robert E. Lee Jeb Stuart General: I hear through many sources that the Federal forces are arresting all the male citizens in Fredericksburg and its neighborhood, thereby causing great distress and alarm among our people in... Jul. 30, 1862
4 Robert E. Lee Jeb Stuart General: The report of Lieutenant-Colonel Young of the operations of his command at Haxall’s Landing and Malvern Hill is received. I desire that you will express to Lieutenant-Colonel Young my... Aug. 1, 1862
5 Jeb Stuart Robert E. Lee Struck the enemy’s line of march at this place, Massaponax Church, and Lee’s brigade is charging his baggage train in both directions, capturing wagons and prisoners, who are thronging already my... Aug. 5, 1862
6 Robert E. Lee Jeb Stuart General: Your dispatch of yesterday is received. I am much gratified at your severing the line of march of Hatch’s and Gibbon’s brigades. I think it will arrest their march and cause a retrograde... Aug. 7, 1862
7 Robert E. Lee Jeb Stuart General: I hope to be prepared to-day to cross to-morrow. I wish to know where you will be and where your troops (Lee’s brigade) are. The order placing them in your command of the cavalry... Aug. 18, 1862
8 Jeb Stuart Robert E. Lee I have the honor to report that I reached the Va shore with my entire command to-day. My passage of the Potomac was opposed by Stoneman’s Brigade, but we were fortunate enough to elude him without... Oct. 12, 1862
9 Robert E. Lee Jeb Stuart General: Your letter of the 31st ultimo, with reference to the inspection report of the batteries in your command, is received.I am aware of the difficulties under which those batteries labor, and... Nov. 2, 1862
10 Robert E. Lee Jeb Stuart General: You are desired to proceed with a portion of the cavalry across the Rappahannock, penetrate the enemy’s rear, ascertain, if possible, his position and movements, and inflict upon him such... Dec. 23, 1862
11 Robert E. Lee Jeb Stuart General: It is necessary that the glorious victory thus far achieved be prosecuted with the utmost vigor, and the enemy given no time to rally. As soon, therefore, as it is possible, they must be... May 3, 1863
12 Robert E. Lee Jeb Stuart General: I received your note of the 9th and I am glad that the railroad bridge will be so soon completed. When it is done, unless circumstances in your opinion prevent, I request you to move into... May 11, 1863
13 Robert E. Lee Jeb Stuart General: I have received your letter of 9 p.m. yesterday, with Burke’s report and New York papers, for which I am much obliged.I am unable yet to determine what are the plans or intentions of the... May 31, 1863
14 Robert E. Lee Jeb Stuart General: Your notes of 9 and 10.30 a.m. to-day have just been received. As regards the purchase of tobacco for your men, supposing that Confederate money will not be taken, I am willing for your... Jun. 23, 1863
15 Robert E. Lee Jeb Stuart General: The report of Major Mosby, of 4th instant, relative to his expeditions toward Fairfax Court-House and below, has been forwarded to the War Department. I greatly commend his boldness and... Aug. 18, 1863
16 Jeb Stuart Eleanor Agnes Lee I would not have troubled you again with a line, but for the fact that you alluded to your album’s having some unintelligible signatures or characters. For my life I don’t know what you mean and if... Sep. 11, 1863
17 Jeb Stuart Mary Custis Lee I was agreeably surprised at your note from Buford’s. I had made up my mind that you had laid me aside, and was refusing all consolation, but your letter came, and I am all right.You say that... Sep. 11, 1863
18 Jeb Stuart Robert E. Lee Major Andrews writes me that no move of importance took place on enemy’s right yesterday. Large numbers of the enemy are deserting, hiring negroes to pilot them out, mostly going towards Blue ridge... Sep. 19, 1863
19 Jeb Stuart Walter H. Taylor I send for you to read and then return to me a letter from Col Funsten. I think it will satisfy you that Lt Col G. had better go to Wheeler, such Snarls are getting up all the time, with him, but... Dec. 17, 1863
20 Robert E. Lee Jeb Stuart GenlI wish you would ride over if Convenientvery trulyR E Lee30 Apl '64 Apr. 30, 1864