Galveston Texas 1 March ’56 Mail Steamer Chas: Morgan
Sir
I have the honour to report, that in pursuance of permission to join the Regt: recd from the Adjt Genl; I arrived here this morg from New Orleans, & shall continue in the Mail Steamer to Indianola, whence I shall proceed to the Heas Qrs of the Regt, via San Antonio, with as little delay as practicable
Very respy &cR E Lee Bt Col
Lt Col 2 Cavy
Ely-DeButts PapersLibrary of Congress
Transcribed in Francis Raymond Adams, Jr., An Annotated Edition of the Personal Letters of Robert E. Lee, April, 1855 - April, 1861, p. 88. Addressed to Garrard, "Adjt 2 Cavy Fort Mason Texas."