Robert E. Lee to Jefferson Davis

In my letter of this PM recommending certain promotions, I entirely omitted the names of Maj Gen R[ichard] H Anderson & Brig Gen Mahone. The former has been coinmandg Longstreet's Corps, and the latter Anderson's divn since Gen Longstreet was disabled. They have discharged their duties to my entire satisfaction, and deserved the promotion to which I now recommend them, Gen Anderson to the temporary command of Longstreet's Corps, and Gen Mahone to that of Anderson's divn. I am with great respect

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