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2801 Robert E. Lee Stephen R. Mallory Sir: The land part of the defenses at Drewry’s Bluff has as yet no guns upon it. Can any be spared from the Navy for that purpose? I have heard that there are six 8-inch guns on the Patrick Henry.... Jul. 31, 1862
2802 Robert E. Lee Thomas S. Rhett I desire barbette guns to be mounted in commanding positions in the works on the south side of the river, and wish you to report at once whether to effect this it will be necessary to strip... Jul. 31, 1862
2803 Robert E. Lee James Longstreet General: The communication of Col. John V. Moore, commanding Second Brigade, referred to me by you, is received. It presents a state of affairs in his command greatly to be regretted. It is useless... Aug. 1, 1862
2804 Robert E. Lee Jeb Stuart General: The report of Lieutenant-Colonel Young of the operations of his command at Haxall’s Landing and Malvern Hill is received. I desire that you will express to Lieutenant-Colonel Young my... Aug. 1, 1862
2805 Robert E. Lee Daniel Harvey Hill General: Your letter of 9.30 a. m. has been received. The landing of the force opposite Westover may be to prevent annoyance from our artillery, or it may be, as you suppose, the commencement of... Aug. 3, 1862
2806 Robert E. Lee Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee I have recd. dear Mary your letter of the 1st & am glad to learn that you are well & are enjoying the society of such dear friends. You must thank them for their kind remembrances of me... Aug. 3, 1862
2807 Robert E. Lee Jefferson Davis In reply to your letter of the 2nd inst; I have the honor to inform you, that upon reflection, I deemed it proper to embody your letters to myself, in letters over my own signature, addressed to... Aug. 4, 1862
2808 Robert E. Lee Jefferson Davis The Communication of Govr [Francis W.] Pickens [of South Carolina] of the 19th ulto: to his Excl the President has been read with much attention. I agree with him as to the importance of the... Aug. 4, 1862
2809 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Anne Carter Lee I felt much disappointment my dear girls not to have joined you when Chapman went but C’s unexpected arrival1 proposing to me a visit here which I had long desired to make decided me to come with... Aug. 4, 1862
2810 Robert E. Lee Daniel Harvey Hill General: It is reported that the enemy are seizing wood on the banks of the James and Appomattox Rivers. Please cause all the wood in the wood-yards accessible to their boats to be burned where it... Aug. 4, 1862
2811 Robert E. Lee George W. Randolph General: I am very reluctant to spare any troops from here at this time while from every quarter the enemy is congregating around us. Still De Gournay’s battalion may be of more service at Port... Aug. 4, 1862
2812 Robert E. Lee Lucius B. Northrop Colonel: While I recognize the necessity of enlarging your force in order to accomplish the object mentioned in my letter of the 30th ultimo, I must beg you to do this, if possible, without... Aug. 4, 1862
2813 Robert E. Lee Stonewall Jackson General: I have just received your letter of this date. The letter of Mr. R. T. Scott, which I have read with much interest, I return. It carries with it an air of probability and truth. I have... Aug. 4, 1862
2814 Robert E. Lee Thomas S. Rhett Colonel: Your letter with regard to the disposition of the guns on the works on the south side of the river has been received. The arrangement which you contemplate for the short 32-pounders is... Aug. 4, 1862
2815 Jeb Stuart Robert E. Lee Struck the enemy’s line of march at this place, Massaponax Church, and Lee’s brigade is charging his baggage train in both directions, capturing wagons and prisoners, who are thronging already my... Aug. 5, 1862
2816 Robert E. Lee George W. Randolph If General Marshall could have moved when Colonel Morgan was in Kentucky I think it would have been highly advantageous. If it is true that Morgan has retired it may now be too late. I cannot judge... Aug. 5, 1862
2817 Robert E. Lee Jubal Early General: Your letter of the 23d ultimo has just been received. I regret that you consider yourself unassigned to a command. I had hoped that your present command was agreeable to you. The service... Aug. 5, 1862
2818 Robert E. Lee Jubal Early General: Your letter of the 23d ultimo has just been received. I regret that you consider yourself unassigned to a command. I had hoped that your present command was agreeable to you. The service... Aug. 5, 1862
2819 Robert E. Lee Danel Harvey Hill General: Your letter of the 5th was received this morning. I regret to hear of the feeble conduct of your cavalry. Who is its commander and what is its strength? I hope you will see to its... Aug. 7, 1862
2820 Robert E. Lee Daniel Harvey Hill General: I request that you will spare no effort in urging on the works at Drewry’s Bluff to a speedy completion, as it may become necessary to withdraw your command for service in the field, and... Aug. 7, 1862
2821 Robert E. Lee J. Thompson Brown Col: Genl Jackson has applied for an additional battery. I wish you to select one, giving preference to one from that part of the County, or to one desirous of serving there. Please see me at my... Aug. 7, 1862
2822 Robert E. Lee Jeb Stuart General: Your dispatch of yesterday is received. I am much gratified at your severing the line of march of Hatch’s and Gibbon’s brigades. I think it will arrest their march and cause a retrograde... Aug. 7, 1862
2823 Robert E. Lee Samuel Cooper General: If it has not been done, I recommend a general order to be at once published directing all exchanged officers among the returned prisoners of war belonging to the Army of Northern... Aug. 7, 1862
2824 Robert E. Lee Stonewall Jackson General: Your dispatch of yesterday is received. I am here in consequence of the reported advance of McClellan’s army. I have no idea that he will advance on Richmond now, but it may be premonitory... Aug. 7, 1862
2825 Robert E. Lee Jefferson Davis Indorsement on letter of General A. W. G. Davis, requesting that Colonel Davis' regiment of cavalry and Colonel Starke's regiment of infantry be sent to Greenbrier County,... Aug. 8, 1862
2826 Robert E. Lee John Bell Hood General: I desire you to prepare your two brigades to proceed to Hanover Junction as soon as practicable. I do not know your encampment, but if you will designate the nearest point on the railroad... Aug. 8, 1862
2827 Robert E. Lee Roswell S. Ripley General: You communication of this date has been received. As the position at the crossing of the White Oak Swamp on the Charles City road seems to be a good one, you can for the present keep the... Aug. 8, 1862
2828 Robert E. Lee Roswell S. Ripley General: Our experience of the past few days teaches the importance of having Charles City road better cared for. I wish you would station a regiment on it. It will serve to support the cavalry and... Aug. 8, 1862
2829 Robert E. Lee Samuel Cooper General: Will you please inform me whether the recommendations for promotion to fill vacancies in the army have yet been acted upon? The want of officers of proper rank render many regiments and... Aug. 8, 1862
2830 Robert E. Lee Stonewall Jackson General: Your letter of the 7th is received. If your information is correct, your movement against the enemy in Culpeper [County] is judicious. I hope you may be able to strike him moving, or at... Aug. 8, 1862
2831 Robert E. Lee Anne Carter Lee, Eleanor Agnes Lee I can only write you a short letter my dear daughters & it must therefore be a joint one. On my return night before last from Malvern Hill I found your sweet affectionate letters my dear Annie... Aug. 9, 1862
2832 Robert E. Lee George Washington Custis Lee I enclose a letter from Genl Rodes in answer to my request to Cause an examination to be made for your horse. It is gratifying to read what he says of Eugene [Webster].I wrote to Genl Ewell also,... Aug. 10, 1862
2833 Robert E. Lee Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee I have recd dear Mary your letter of the 5th. I have not seen Mr Jeter since I wrote & do not know that I will again. F[itzhugh] had better write to Mr Eacho1 to become the agent of the two men... Aug. 10, 1862
2834 Robert E. Lee Mary Custis Lee I enclose a letter that has been here over a week for Miss Ada.1 I do not know where she is, or whether she is coming to Richmond. Set some of her beaux to work to continue it to her. They will... Aug. 10, 1862
2835 Robert E. Lee Samuel Cooper General: I am informed by General Longstreet that all the conscripts that have arrived from South Carolina have been assigned to General Kershaw’s brigade, McLaw’s division, and that they... Aug. 11, 1862
2836 Robert E. Lee Daniel Harvey Hill General: The resignation of General Martin has not been accepted, and he has been directed by the Department to report to me for duty. I have instructed him to report to you for further orders, and... Aug. 12, 1862
2837 Robert E. Lee Fitzhugh Lee General: It is so difficult to procure forage at Hanover Court-House I would suggest you change your position to where it can be more conveniently obtained. In the event of your seeing an... Aug. 12, 1862
2838 Robert E. Lee John S. Preston Colonel: I have the honor to request that you will do all in your power toward collecting and forwarding to Richmond the men subject to military duty under the act of Congress of April 16, 1862.... Aug. 12, 1862
2839 Robert E. Lee Daniel Harvey Hill General: Major Lewis’ battery of 32-pounders is, I fear, too much exposed on the other side of the Appomattox, being difficult to remove. I desire them to be returned again this side of the James,... Aug. 13, 1862
2840 Robert E. Lee Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee I write a few lines dear M. to say that I am well & that I wrote to you a longer letter a few days since than I can now do. I wish I could see you all if even for a few hours but I fear it is... Aug. 13, 1862
2841 Robert E. Lee George Washington Custis Lee I write a line to say good-bye to you & Mary. I had hoped to have been able to have come in & see you both to night, but I find it impossible to enjoy that pleasure. I have had much to do... Aug. 14, 1862
2842 Robert E. Lee James Longstreet General: Your note of 6.30 p. m. yesterday is just received. At this distance, without knowing the position of strength of the enemy, it is impossible for me to decide the question you propose. I... Aug. 14, 1862
2843 Robert E. Lee Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee I passed by you friday morning when you were asleep. I looked very hard but could see no body. I should have liked so much to stop to have waked you all up. I was afraid at such an hour I should... Aug. 17, 1862
2844 Robert E. Lee Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee I passed by you friday morg when you were asleep. I looked very hard but could see no body. I should have liked so much to stop to have waked you all up. I was afraid at such an hour I should not... Aug. 17, 1862
2845 George Washington Custis Lee Anne Carter Lee, Eleanor Agnes Lee Pa’ handed me a letter from each of you, respectively, of the 3rd and 1st inst, and asked me to answer them for him. I have not had a chance before now, and as my fingers are not yet very supple,... Aug. 18, 1862
2846 Robert E. Lee Jeb Stuart General: I hope to be prepared to-day to cross to-morrow. I wish to know where you will be and where your troops (Lee’s brigade) are. The order placing them in your command of the cavalry... Aug. 18, 1862
2847 Robert E. Lee Samuel Cooper Better not send troops by Lynchburg; it will prevent transportation of supplies from that point. Put the division on march. Send portion by Central Railroad to Orange Court-House.R. E. Lee,General. Aug. 18, 1862
2848 George W. Randolph Robert E. Lee We heard yesterday that three brigades were moving from Massaponax Church toward the railroad; this morning the report is contradicted. Have you anything later or more reliable? Our last accounts... Aug. 19, 1862
2849 Robert E. Lee George W. Randolph It is reported a body of the enemy is moving from Fredericksburg toward Hanover Junction. Troops from Richmond could march at once to North Anna, assemble there, protect railroad, and then be moved... Aug. 19, 1862
2850 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Anne Carter Lee I did not receive either of your affectionate letters until Chapman had gone away to our mail not coming here for a week the cars being loaded with troops. Your sister also sent me by the same mail... Aug. 20, 1862