Letters / Correspondence

Robert E. Lee & William Henry Fitzhugh Lee

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Letters table
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1 Robert E. Lee William Henry Fitzhugh Lee Why horse, are you hors de combat? You must get out of that I pray you. It makes one feel bad all over & I cannot see the humour of it! Bathe your wrist in cold water frequently & do not... Mar. 3, 1853
2 Robert E. Lee William Henry Fitzhugh Lee I have recd your affectionate letter of the 31st & thank you sincerely for the love & consideration you feel & express for me. The affection of my children, their welfare &... May 4, 1853
3 Robert E. Lee William Henry Fitzhugh Lee General: I request you to order the Sixty-first Virginia Volunteers, Colonel Groner commanding, and the Norfolk Light Artillery Blues, Captain Grandy commanding, to proceed at once to... Nov. 15, 1862
4 Robert E. Lee William Henry Fitzhugh Lee Perry has just brought me the enclosed letter for Scott, given him by one of the clerks.2 I do not Know how it came. I wrote you a few lines the other day & also to daughter Charlotte. Tell her... May 23, 1863
5 Robert E. Lee William Henry Fitzhugh Lee I recd last night My dear Son your letter of the 22nd. It has given me great Comfort. God knows how I loved your dear dear Wife, how Sweet her memory is to me, & how I mourn her loss. My grief... Apr. 24, 1864
6 Robert E. Lee William Henry Fitzhugh Lee I have recd your letter on Sunday night. I have recommd Payne for Lomax’s brigade, but he can be assigned where most wanted. I have had always a good opinion of Mumford & had been in view for... Nov. 2, 1864
7 Robert E. Lee William Henry Fitzhugh Lee Your letter of the 17th Inst: has been recd. Lest I should appear obstinate, if not perverse, I have yielded to the kind importunity of my Physicians & of the Faculty to take a trip towards the... Mar. 22, 1870
8 Robert E. Lee William Henry Fitzhugh Lee “Secession is Nothing but Revolution” A Letter of R. E. Lee to His Son “Rooney” William M. E. RachalNote: The following is taken from the January 1961 issue of The Virginia Magazine of History and... 1961
9 Robert E. Lee William Henry Fitzhugh Lee I recd last night my dear Son your letter of the 22nd. It has given me great Comfort. God knows how I loved your dear dear wife, how Sweet her memory is to me, & how I mourn her loss. My grief... -
10 Robert E. Lee William Henry Fitzhugh Lee I take advantage of the transmission of a letter from Sweet Mary Whittingham to send you a few lines, the only offering I can now give you of my affection & interest. The Pnt will close early... -
11 Robert E. Lee William Henry Fitzhugh Lee I was very glad to receive by the last Packet from Richmond your letter of the 22nd. We had all been quite anxious to hear from you & were much gratified to learn that you were all well &... -
12 Robert E. Lee William Henry Fitzhugh Lee I was very glad to receive by the last Packet from Richmond your letter of the 22nd. We had all been quite anxious to hear from you & were much gratified to learn that you were all well &... -