Letters / Correspondence

Robert E. Lee

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1051 Robert E. Lee John B. Magruder General: Your letter of the 13th instant with reference to arms for General Wilcox is received.I am informed that the arms turned over by General Wilcox at Gordonsville have been distributed to... Apr. 17, 1862
1052 Robert E. Lee Maj. Harrison THE SOUTHERN TELEGRAPH COMPANIES Received at Staunton Apl 18th 1862 By Telegraph from Richmond To Maj Harrison Send the following to Genl E. Johnson Viz - Keep in communication with Genl Jackson.... Apr. 18, 1862
1053 Robert E. Lee Major Harrison Keep in communication with Genl Jackson. Send back surplus ammunition and stores to Charlottesville.Be prepared if necessary to retire to Staunton and Hold the Blue Ridge east of that placeR E Lee Apr. 18, 1862
1054 Robert E. Lee John C. Pemberton A good brigade necessary for the defense of Richmond. Send one as soon as possible. Enemy preparing to advance from Fredericksburg.Very respectfully,RE Lee Apr. 21, 1862
1055 Robert E. Lee Joseph E. Johnston General: I have just received your letter of the 20th instant, giving the result of your examination of the lines occupied by your army. I regret the defects they exhibit, and trust it may be in... Apr. 21, 1862
1056 Robert E. Lee Josiah Gorgas Colonel: Your letter of this date is received. I desire the 10-inch columbiad, with barbette carriage, to be sent to Drewry’s Bluff; the 8-inch columbiad, with casemate carriage, to Mulberry Point,... Apr. 22, 1862
1057 Robert E. Lee Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee I recd this morg dear Mary your letter of 20th & will give to Custis & Mary their enclosures. I send a letter from Fitzhugh whom I understand is very well & has been active in front of... Apr. 22, 1862
1058 Robert E. Lee Joseph E. Johnston General: A dispatch from General Field today reports all quiet in his front. The enemy has not crossed the Rappahannock, and the gunboats that were arrested in their ascent by the obstructions at... Apr. 23, 1862
1059 Robert E. Lee Joseph E. Johnston General: I have received tonight your two letters of yesterday’s date. The points in one have been replied to in my letter of this morning. I informed you of the condition of affairs upon the... Apr. 23, 1862
1060 Robert E. Lee, Jr. Robert E. Lee Your letter of the 18th inst reached me today, it being the second time I have heard from any one of you since I entered the army. Capt Coleman brought me a joint letter from Annie & Agnes not... Apr. 23, 1862
1061 Humphrey Marshall Robert E. Lee General: Yesterday I received your letters of the 18th and 21st instant. Before they came I had been called on to act in a few cases, and adopted a line of policy which seems to depart from the... Apr. 25, 1862
1062 Robert E. Lee Eleanor Agnes Lee I recd your note of the 24th this morg by mail. I will reply by the same mode as I presume Mr. W[ickham]. has not come to R[ichmond]. I am delighted to hear from you & hope you are well. I had... Apr. 26, 1862
1063 Robert E. Lee Mary Jenifer Triplett Haxall I have just recd My dear Miss Mary, your letter of the 24th. I am my very obliged to you for writing & I am Sure you must have felt every evg that I was thinking of you. I never reach my... Apr. 26, 1862
1064 James B. Floyd Robert E. Lee I learn from Coln. Wharton of the 51st. Reg’t. Va. Volunteers who has just returned from Richmond that, in a conversation with you, he learned there was censure attached to me for the furloughs... Apr. 28, 1862
1065 Robert E. Lee Josiah Gorgas Colonel: I have the honor to state that General Johnston has informed me that he does not want any more heavy guns nor ammunition for them sent to Yorktown for the present.Very respectfully, your... Apr. 29, 1862
1066 Robert E. Lee Benjamin Huger General: The movements of the enemy near Elizabeth City do not seem to indicate a real attack, and is probably intended to distract attention from other points, or to watch that entrance into the... Apr. 30, 1862
1067 Robert E. Lee Joseph E. Johnston General: Your letter of the 27th, reporting the condition of affairs on the Peninsula, has been received.The preparation of bateaux by the enemy indicates, I think, an attack on Gloucester Point,... Apr. 30, 1862
1068 Joseph E. Johnston Robert E. Lee I have ordered the Major Generals to prepare to move to the rear to-morrow. The baggage wagons to go to Williamsburg during the day, & the troops to march to the same point at night.I write to... May 1, 1862
1069 Robert E. Lee Joseph E. Johnston General: An important defensive work is to be constructed on James River below Richmond, and a good constructing engineer is wanted. If Capt. John J. Clarke, of the Provisional Engineer Corps, can... May 1, 1862
1070 Robert E. Lee Joseph E. Johnston General: Your letter of the 29th, relative to the supposed plans of General McClellan and their result upon your movements, as well as that of the 30th, has been received and submitted to the... May 1, 1862
1071 Robert E. Lee Joseph E. Johnston General: Officers returning from the Peninsula have represented to the President that many men are leaving there on sick leave, surgeon’s certificate, &c., and that there is great danger of the... May 3, 1862
1072 Robert E. Lee James K. Caskie If you desire to have an interview with the President, you can see him, for a little while this afternoon, between the hours of 4 & 5 o'clock.I am Sir Very truly yoursR E Lee May 5, 1862
1073 Robert E. Lee Benjamin Huger General: I have received your letter of the 5th instant and am pleased to learn that you are progressing favorably with your movements. I have this morning telegraphed to you relative to the... May 7, 1862
1074 Robert E. Lee Richard S. Ewell I have had the honor of seeing your letter of the <illegible> inst: reporting the movements of the enemy down the Valley, & the condition of affairs east of the Blue Ridge.... May 8, 1862
1075 Robert E. Lee Joseph E. Johnston Your letter of the 8th has just been received. Those to which you allude as having received yesterday were prepared for my signature and being unexpectedly called away, and not wishing to detain... May 8, 1862
1076 Robert E. Lee Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee I can only write a few lines to you. It is very late & I got but little sleep last night & have been much occupied all day. But the loss of the Virginia has produced such profound sensation... May 13, 1862
1077 Robert E. Lee Anne Carter Lee I have recd. my precious Annie your affectionate note. I sent you a message with the other girls in my note to your mother. You must not think I am robbing yourself or your mama. I hope she will... May 14, 1862
1078 Robert E. Lee Henry T. Clark Your letter of the 13th inst is received. My letter of the 13th was only intended to present to you the great need in which we stand of men, and by no means to imply a doubt of your willingness to... May 18, 1862
1079 Robert E. Lee Charlotte Wickham Lee I enclose a letter just recd & a million of kisses. I sent Fitzhugh his shirts & heard of him this morg from from Col Starke just from his camp. He is well & wants to see you badly I... May 20, 1862
1080 Robert E. Lee Joseph E. Johnston The President desires to know the number of troops around Richmond, how they are posted and the organization of the divisions and brigades; also the programme of operations which you propose. The... May 21, 1862
1081 Robert E. Lee, Jr. Robert E. Lee I write to you as soon as practicable to let you know that I am safe untouched by shot shell or steel though the mercy of Providence. On the 23d inst when at Luray we were ordered to to [sic] cook... May 25, 1862
1082 Robert E. Lee, Jr. Robert E. Lee I write to you as soon as practicable to let you know that I am safe untouched by shot shell or steel though the mercy of Providence. On the 23d inst when at Luray we were ordered to to [sic] cook... May 26, 1862
1083 Robert E. Lee Eleanor Agnes Lee I recd. yesterday your note of the 23rd accompd Charlottes, & to day that of the 26th accompd a letter to Mary arrived. They both gave me great pleasure & I am much soothed in your absence... May 29, 1862
1084 Robert E. Lee John C. Pemberton General: It is desired that you give particular attention to the condition of the fortifications in Charleston Harbor, not only as regards the armament and supplies, but also as regards the... May 29, 1862
1085 Jefferson Davis Robert E. Lee Sir: The unfortunate casualty which has deprived the army in front of Richmond of its immediate commander, General Johnston, renders it necessary to interfere temporarily with the duties to which... Jun. 1, 1862
1086 Robert E. Lee W. H. Stevens Major: I desire you to make an examination of the country in the vicinity of the line which our army now occupies, with a view of ascertaining the best position in which we may fight a battle or... Jun. 3, 1862
1087 Robert E. Lee W. H. Stevens Major: I am much gratified to learn by your letter of to-day that you have commenced a line for the occupation of our troops and hope you may be able to obtain a satisfactory one. Strengthen its... Jun. 4, 1862
1088 Robert E. Lee James Longstreet My Dear General: I have just received your note of this evening. General Jones’ division has been moved to the left to rejoin General Magruder’s command. Smith’s division, General Whiting, occupies... Jun. 6, 1862
1089 Robert E. Lee George W. Randolph I grieve at the death of General Ashby. I hope he will find a successor. I doubt whether Radford1 would be. Ransom cannot be spared from his brigade, nor would he, I presume, exchange his command... Jun. 7, 1862
1090 Robert E. Lee George W. Randolph The Hon. Secretary of War,Richmond, VA.Sir: I have the honor to inclose to you a list of details and transfers from this army to service in hospitals, in the quartermaster’s department, and to... Jun. 8, 1862
1091 Robert E. Lee Stonewall Jackson General: Your letter of the 6th [addressed to General Johnston] has been received. I congratulate you upon defeating and then avoiding your enemy. Your march to Winchester has been of great... Jun. 8, 1862
1092 Robert E. Lee Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee I have heard with great delight of your arrival in Richmond. I am strongly tempted to go in to see you. My Constant duties here alone prevent, & preparations for the anticipated movement of... Jun. 10, 1862
1093 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
1094 Robert E. Lee Stonewall Jackson General: Your recent successes have been the cause of the liveliest joy in this army as well as in the country. The admiration excited by your skill and boldness has been constantly mingled with... Jun. 11, 1862
1095 Robert E. Lee George W. Randolph If you intend riding this afternoon, you will greatly oblige me if you can make it convenient to call by my Hd Qrs. I am desirous to see you, but find it out of my power to be absent long enough to... Jun. 16, 1862
1096 Robert E. Lee Stonewall Jackson General: I have received your letter by the Hon. Mr. Boteler. I hope you will be able to recruit and refresh your troops sufficiently for the movement proposed in my letter of the 11th. You have... Jun. 16, 1862
1097 Robert E. Lee Charlotte Georgiana Wickham Lee I must take part of this holy day, my dearest Chass, to thank you for your letter of the 14th. I am very glad that my communication after the battle reached you so opportunely, and relieved your... Jun. 22, 1862
1098 Robert E. Lee Eleanor Agnes Lee I Cannot let this opportunity pass without writing to you, though I believe I have told Charlotte all I had to say. I hope Annie & M have joined you, & that your pleasures will increase... Jun. 22, 1862
1099 Robert E. Lee Theophilus H. Holmes General: Unless some movement of the enemy on the south side of James River is apparent or threatening against your position at Petersburg or the battery at Drewry’s Bluff, which will require the... Jun. 23, 1862
1100 Robert E. Lee Jefferson Davis I regret that I did not see you when you called this afternoon - I was called to the Williamsburg Road where some heavy skirmishing was going on most of the day. One of the brigades, (Gen.... Jun. 24, 1862