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2,951-3,000 of 4,644 letters
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2951 Robert E. Lee, Jr. Mildred Childe Lee I received your letter to day from Agnes how she got it I did not enquire, suffice it to say that I got it & it gave me great pleasure I can assure you.The death of dear Annie was a great blow... Nov. 26, 1862
2952 Robert E. Lee Stonewall Jackson General: In previous letters I suggested the advantages that might be derived by your taking position at Warrenton or Culpeper, with a view to threaten the rear of the enemy now massed at... Nov. 26, 1862
2953 Robert E. Lee Jefferson Davis Mr. President: The reports of the scouts received today state that the whole force of the enemy is concentrated between Fredericksburg and Aquia Creek. Their camps extended along the Telegraph road... Nov. 27, 1862
2954 Robert E. Lee John H. Reagan Sir: In consequence of the exposed condition of Fredericksburg, and the inability of the railroad train to reach that city, there is a difficulty in forwarding and receiving mails for the army. The... Nov. 27, 1862
2955 Robert E. Lee Stonewall Jackson General: Your letter of the 26th instant, from Madison Court-House, has been received. I presume your letter of the 23d, to which you refer, was the one written from near Strasburg, to which I... Nov. 27, 1862
2956 Robert E. Lee George Washington Custis Lee I have recd your note of the 25th & am much obliged to you for attending to the business at the Bank. The dividend coupons due in Jany you can give to Mr Taylor if he can depose of them to... Nov. 28, 1862
2957 Robert E. Lee Gustavus W. Smith General: Your letter of the 26th instant has been received. Since my letter of the 23d, all the information I have been able to obtain tends to show that the whole army of General Burnside is... Nov. 28, 1862
2958 Robert E. Lee James A. Seddon Sir: Your letter of the 26th instant has been handed to me by Brig. R. A. Pryor. There is not an unattached regiment in this portion of the army, or a Virginia regiment in a brigade formed of... Nov. 28, 1862
2959 Robert E. Lee James Longstreet General: It has been reported to the commanding general that many persons leave this command without proper authority, to prevent which he wishes the requirements of Paragraph III, General Orders,... Nov. 28, 1862
2960 Robert E. Lee Stonewall Jackson General: Your dispatches of the 26th and 27th have been received. My letter of the 27th will have advised you of the position which I think it best for you to assume, namely, on Massaponax Creek,... Nov. 28, 1862
2961 Robert E. Lee Jefferson Davis I have received by means of our scouts, a late Northern paper, the New York Herald of the 27th inst; which contains matters of interest not probably known to you. I have the honor to send it to you... Nov. 30, 1862
2962 Robert E. Lee John H. Richardson Colonel: I have been very anxious to get your corps of scouts and guides into service, in order to relieve the members of cavalry companies now on that duty, and return them to their regiments,... Nov. 30, 1862
2963 Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee Mildred Childe Lee I am glad my dear child to find you have made up your mind so quietly to do what your parents think best & hope you will spend both a pleasant & profitable vacation. Miss R sent the carpet... Dec. 1, 1862
2964 Robert E. Lee James A. Seddon Sir: About three thousand arms are required for this army. They are wanted for General Jackson’s corps, and [the want] arises principally from the fact that the arms belonging to the sick and... Dec. 1, 1862
2965 Robert E. Lee James A. Seddon Sir: About three thousand arms are required for this army. They are wanted for General Jackson’s corps, and [the want] arises principally from the fact that the arms belonging to the sick and... Dec. 1, 1862
2966 Robert E. Lee James A. Seddon Sir: In the cavalry attached to this army there are a number of men, dismounted; their horses in some instances have been killed in battle, in others they have been worn out in the service. The... Dec. 1, 1862
2967 Robert E. Lee James A. Seddon Sir: I have the honor to represent to you that there is still a great want of shoes in the army, between 2,000 and 3,000 men being at present barefooted. Many have lost their shoes in the long... Dec. 2, 1862
2968 Robert E. Lee Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee I have recd your letter commenced at Ingle side & finished on the 26th at Richmond. I am glad you have had an opportunity of revisiting New Kent, though the sight of the White House must have... Dec. 2, 1862
2969 Nannie Simpson Bowie James Barbee Bowie Uncle George reached here about nine o’clock Sunday night and I felt considerably relieved to hear that nothing had happened at Home, though I was very sorry to hear you were so unwell. I had begun... Dec. 3, 1862
2970 Robert E. Lee James Longstreet I have just received a note from General Stuart, who has been closely reconnoitering all day about Port Royal. He thinks the Hazelwood farm a very favorable place for the enemy to cross, there... Dec. 3, 1862
2971 Robert E. Lee Stonewall Jackson General: I find, from a report just received from General Pendleton, that, deducting the batteries in the general reserve artillery, composed of Colonel Cutts’ and Major Nelson’s battalions, and... Dec. 3, 1862
2972 Robert E. Lee James A. Seddon Sir: A report from Colonel Imboden, on the Shenandoah Mountains, states that the enemy, who have recently been threatening Staunton, have fallen back beyond Beverly, leaving a guard of about 200... Dec. 5, 1862
2973 Robert E. Lee James A. Seddon Sir: During the past campaign I have felt, in every battle, the advantages that the enemy possessed over us in their artillery. This arose in part from their possessing more experienced... Dec. 5, 1862
2974 Robert E. Lee James A. Seddon Sir: I have the honour to acknowledge your letter of the 4th instant, and to express my thanks for your prompt attention to my requisitions. I fear I was not sufficiently explicit in my... Dec. 5, 1862
2975 Robert E. Lee Josiah Gorgas Colonel: I have written to the Secretary of War, urging upon him the advantages of improving our field artillery, and have recommended, as being in my opinion the best guns for the purpose, the... Dec. 5, 1862
2976 Robert E. Lee Gustavus W. Smith General: I have received copies of dispatches of the 2d instant, forwarded to you by officers serving south of James River. They, like others transmitted to me, knowing nothing of the circumstances... Dec. 6, 1862
2977 Robert E. Lee Gutavus W. Smith General: I have received copies of dispatches of the 2d instant, forwarded to you by officers serving south of James River. They, like others transmitted to me, knowing nothing of the circumstances... Dec. 6, 1862
2978 Robert E. Lee Jefferson Davis Mr. President: The enemy still maintains his position north of the Rappahannock. I can discover no indications of his advancing, or of transferring his troops to other positions. Scouts on both of... Dec. 6, 1862
2979 Robert E. Lee Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee I have recd dear Mary your letter of the 1st Inst: by Major Taylor. When he went to Richmond I supposed you were in Hanover, & as his departure was sudden I did not write. I am very sorry to... Dec. 7, 1862
2980 Robert E. Lee Jefferson Davis Mr. President: A scout, who has been absent for several weeks, returned last night. He has visited the cities from Washington to New York, inclusive. The former city he left on the night of the 2d... Dec. 8, 1862
2981 Robert E. Lee John D. Imboden Colonel: Your letter of the 6th, to General Jackson, has been referred to me. I regret that you were prevented by the snow-storm from making your descent upon Colonel Latham. As regards the supply... Dec. 8, 1862
2982 Robert E. Lee James Longstreet I have considered your remarks and those of Gen Pickett, dated respectively Dec 29th & 28th, in reply to a reference by [illegible] to yourself for information why an order of Lt Col Corley Ch... Dec. 9, 1862
2983 Robert E. Lee Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee I return a bit Sent up by Custis. It is not the one I wished. He misunderstood me. But I do not want the one I wrote for now, as I have one that will answer as well. I have no way of carrying this... Dec. 11, 1862
2984 Robert E. Lee William N. Pendleton General: General Longstreet has just reported that the enemy is attempting to cross at Fredericksburg, and is now putting down his pontoon bridges. Ascertain the best position for the two big guns,... Dec. 11, 1862
2985 Robert E. Lee Gustavus W. Smith eneral: I have received your letter of the 10th instant. The disposition of the troops that you stated appears to be judicious, and, as the enemy cannot attack all points at one time, from many of... Dec. 12, 1862
2986 Robert E. Lee Samuel Cooper General: Your dispatch of yesterday has been received. It will be impossible to re-enforce Wilmington from this army. I would wish it to be double its present strength for the work before it, if... Dec. 13, 1862
2987 Robert E. Lee Samuel Cooper I request no one to be sent to the army except those attached to it on duty. All others are hindrances.R E Lee,General, CommandingGeneral Lee:Your wish shall be observed that no one be sent to your... Dec. 13, 1862
2988 Robert E. Lee James A. Seddon Scouts sent to Gloucester report that two regiments of infantry, two of cavalry, and a battery of artillery made an excursion into the counties of Gloucester and King and Queen on Friday and... Dec. 16, 1862
2989 Robert E. Lee James A. Seddon Scouts sent to Gloucester report that two regiments of infantry, two of cavalry, and a battery of artillery made an excursion into the counties of Gloucester and King and Queen on Friday and... Dec. 16, 1862
2990 Robert E. Lee James A. Seddon As far as can be ascertained this stormy morning, the enemy has disappeared in our immediate front, and has recrossed the Rappahannock. I presume he is mediating a passage at some other point.R E Lee Dec. 16, 1862
2991 Robert E. Lee James Seddon I have the honor to report that the army of Genl Burnside recrossed the Rappahannock last night, leaving a number of his dead & some of his wounded on this side. Our skirmishers again occupy... Dec. 16, 1862
2992 Robert E. Lee Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee I have not had time dear Mary before to day to reply to your letter of the 8th. I have grieved over the death of that little child of so many hopes & so much affection, & in whose life so... Dec. 16, 1862
2993 Robert E. Lee Francis W. Pickens Sir: While South Carolina is mourning the loss of her gallant and distinguished son, General Maxcy Gregg, permit me to join in your sorrow for his death. From my first acquaintance, when you sent... Dec. 18, 1862
2994 Robert E. Lee Howell Cobb I beg leave to express my deep sympathy in your great sorrow. Your noble and gallant brother[1] has met a soldiers death, and God grant that this army and our country may never be called upon again... Dec. 18, 1862
2995 Robert E. Lee Wade Hampton General: When I proposed your transfer to the cavalry, I understood you, in giving your assent, to say that you did not desire it to be permanent. The death of General Gregg, so deeply regretted by... Dec. 18, 1862
2996 Robert E. Lee Ambrose Burnside I have been informed that private John W. Irwin of Company A 9th Virginia Cavalry, has been captured by some of the troops under your command, and is being tried as a spy. Presuming if this... Dec. 19, 1862
2997 Robert E. Lee Samuel Cooper General: I have had the honor to receive your letter of the 17th instant, in reference to the First Regiment Georgia Regulars. At this time, ignorant of what movement General Burnside may next... Dec. 19, 1862
2998 Robert E. Lee Samuel Cooper General: I have the honor to state, in reply to your letter of yesterday, in reference to the mail for these headquarters, that I requested no one cause its detention in Richmond. There is no... Dec. 20, 1862
2999 Robert E. Lee Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee I have just recd your letters of the 11th & 19. The former written before your visit to Hickory hill & the latter on your return to Richmd. I am glad dear Chass is out of Richmond. I hope... Dec. 21, 1862
3000 Robert E. Lee Jeb Stuart General: You are desired to proceed with a portion of the cavalry across the Rappahannock, penetrate the enemy’s rear, ascertain, if possible, his position and movements, and inflict upon him such... Dec. 23, 1862