Letter
J. M. Brooke to P. St. George Cocke, May 8, 1861
Richmond, Va.
Richmond, Va., May 8, 1861.
Col. P. St. GEORGE COCKE, Commanding Potomac Division:
COLONEL: I am instructed by Major-General Lee to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 6th instant, with accompanying papers, in relation to the evacuation of Alexandria, asking whether you shall arrest Colonel Taylor, Virginia Volunteers. The general commanding directs that you will not arrest Colonel Taylor, but require from him an explanation.
Respectfully, &ec.,
J. M. BROOKE,
Virginia Navy, Acting Aide-de-Camp.
No. 2.
Virginia Navy, Acting Aide-de-Camp.
No. 2.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 1861. Location: Richmond, Va.. Summary: J. M. Brooke conveys Major-General Lee's order to Colonel Cocke to refrain from arresting Colonel Taylor and instead demand an explanation regarding the evacuation of Alexandria.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 2
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