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John Letcher
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Robert E. Lee
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Sir: You will direct to Col. T. J. Jackson to proceed to Harper’s Ferry, to organize into regiments the volunteer forces which have been called into the service of the State, and which may be...
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Apr. 27, 1861
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Robert E. Lee
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John Letcher
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I respectfully ask of the governor and council what arrangements have been made to enable the army of the State to take the field? Besides the necessary camp equipage, some means of transportation...
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Apr. 27, 1861
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Robert E. Lee
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John Letcher
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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 LeeMajor-General
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May 3, 1861
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Robert E. Lee
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John Letcher
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Sir: The defensive works about Richmond are progressing so slowly, from the want of laborers, that I think it proper to call your attention to the subject, that you may submit it to the city...
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Jun. 14, 1861
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Robert E. Lee
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John Letcher
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The following communication has been made to me which I deem of sufficient importance for reference to State authority, as I am not aware of any Confederate law under which I could act in the case...
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Oct. 1863
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Robert E. Lee
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John Letcher
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The following communication has been made to me which I deem of sufficient importance for reference to State authority, as I am not aware of any Confederate law under which I could act in the case...
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Oct. 1863
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John Letcher
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Robert E. Lee
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I avail myself of the first opportunity which has presented itself since our recent crisis, to say that my confidence in you as a a [sic] gentleman, a christian, and an unrivalled military leader...
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May 15, 1865
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Robert E. Lee
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John Letcher
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I was much pleased to hear of your return to your home, and to learn by your letter of the 2d of the kindness and consideration with which you were treated by your former congressional associates...
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Aug. 28, 1865
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