Received at Richmond July 24th. 1863. By Telegraph from Culpeper 24th.
To His Excellency Jeffn. Davis.
I reached here this morning with Longstreet’s Corps. I expect Hill’s Corps to arrive within ten (10) miles this evening. Ewell’s will come by Thornton Gap.
R. E. Lee.
[Endorsed] 25/100 PC. July 24th. 1863 Genl. R. E. Lee Culpepper.
W. J. De Renne CollectionWormsloe, Chatham County, Georgia (1914)
Printed in Douglas Southall Freeman, Lee’s Dispatches, Dispatch No. 57.