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R. E. De Russy to John G. Foster, December 21, 1860
Washington Washington, December 21, 1860. Capt. J. G. Foster, Corps of Engineers, Charleston, S. C.: CAprain: In reply to your letter of the 17th instant, I have to state that…
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Letters from R. E. DE Russy
B. 1807 · D. 1870
Robert Edward Lee was a Confederate general whose early actions in the American Civil War led to his appointment as the overall commander of the Confederate States Army near the end of the war. He led the Army of Northern Virginia, the Confederacy's most powerful army, from 1862 until its surrender in 1865, earning a reputation as one of the war's most skilled tacticians.
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Letter
R. E. DE Russy to John G. Downey, January 9, 1862
WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJUTANT-GENERAL’S OFFICE, January 9, 1862. January 9, 1862. His Excellency the GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA, San Francisco: General Wright was authorized by the Secretary of War, December 2, subject…
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R. E. De Russy to Richard C. Drum, January 16, 1862
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., January 16, 1862. Maj. RICHARD C. DRUM, U. S. Army, Assistant Adjutant-General, Departmënt of the Pacific, San Francisco, Cal. : MAJOR: Your letter dated…
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R. E. De Russy to George Wright, February 13, 1862
HDQRS. OF THE ARMY, ADJUTANT-GENERAL’S OFFICE, Washington, February 13, 1862. 3rig. Gen. G. WRIGHT, U. S. Volunteers, SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your communications of December…