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Ryol It to Samuel Cooper, July 31, 1861
MANASSAS MANASSAS, July 31, 1861. General S. COOPER: _ News has reached here that General Banks has assembled eight _ thousand men for operations in the valley. If true, can…
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J. Bankhead Magruder to Henderson, C. 8. A, July 30, 1861
HEADQUARTERS, Williamsburg, Va., July 30, 1861. Captain HENDERSON, C. 8. A.: Sie: I have just learned, for the first time, that the carriages of the guns mounted at Yorktown are…
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Joseph E. Johnston to George B. Cosby, July 29, 1861
HEADQUARTERS OF CAVALRY, Cockletown, July 29, 1861. Maj. G. B. CosBy,, Acting Assistant Adjutant-General, Hdqrs. Army of Yorktown : Masor: I have the honor to report that I returned to…
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George B. Cosby to Crump, July 28, 1861
Williamsburg, Va. Williamsburg, Va., July 28, 1861. Colonel Crump, Commanding, Gloucester Point, Va.: Sir: General Magruder directs that you will make a call upon the citizens of Gloucester, Middlesex, and…
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George Wright to Lorenzo Thomas, May 4, 1863
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, May 4, 1863. Brig. Gen. L. THOMAS, Adjutant-General U. S. Army, Washington, D. 0.: GENERAL: I have the honor to transmit herewith the…
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W. W. Loring to Sar af Ae et, July 28, 1861
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE NORTHWEST, Monterey, Va., July 28, 1861. COLONEL: I have the honor to submit the following report of the operations of the troops on this line since…
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Samuel R. Anderson to Leroy P. Walker, July 28, 1861
LYNCHBURG LYNCHBURG, July 28, 1861. Hon. L. P. WALKER: There have been ordered by your instructions to Lynchburg five regiments, three of whom have been forwarded to and are now…
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Joseph E. Johnston to G. B. Cossy, July 27, 1861
HDQRS. OF FORCES IN AND AROUND COCKLETOWN, July 27, 1861. July 27, 1861. Maj. G. B. Cossy, Assistant Adjutant-General, Army of Yorktown: MAsor: I have the honor to report that…
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Robert E. Lee to T. H. Houmes, July 27, 1861
HEADQUARTERS OF THE FORCES, Richmond, Va., July 27, 1861. Brig. Gen. T. H. HouMEs, Commanding at Fredericksburg, Brooke’s Station, Va.: GENERAL: I regret to learn that the proposed construction of…
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Ss. R. Anderson to Cmr.ix. Correspondence, Etc.confederate, July 27, 1861
LyNcHBURG, VA. LyNcHBURG, VA., July 27, 1861. Hon. L. P. WALKER, Secretary of War: re Your dispatch received. I have ordered two regiments. Shall I order the third? I wait…
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Unknown to S. R. ANDERSON, Lynchburg, Va, July 27, 1861
RicumonD RicumonD, July 27, 1861. General S. R. ANDERSON, Lynchburg, Va.: The three Tennessee regiments first advanced will be under the command of General Donelson. The other two regiments under…
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Unknown to Samuel Cooper, July 27, 1861
MANASSAS MANASSAS, July 27, 1861. General S. COOPER: Your dispatch in reference to arms abandoned by the enemy has been received. ‘Tell the President that General Beauregard and myself have…
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Robert E. Lee to Henry A. Wise, July 26, 1861
HEADQUARTERS, Richmond, Va., July 26, 1861. General H. A. WISE, Commanding, de., Kanawha Valley, Va. : GENERAL: I state for your information that General S. R. Anderson, with two regiments…
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Robert E. Lee to Benjamin Huger, July 26, 1861
HEADQUARTERS, Richmond, Va., July 26, 1861. General B. HuGER, Commanding Forces, Norfolk, Va.: GENERAL: I am much gratified to learn the progress made in the _ defenses at Norfolk and…
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Robert E. Lee to Henry A. Wise, July 24, 1861
Richmond, Va. Richmond, Va., July 24, 1861. General H. A. WISE, Commanding, &e., Kanawha Valley, Va.: GENERAL: Your letter of the 17th has just been received and communicated to the…
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Joseph E. Johnston to Irvin McDowell, July 23, 1861
HEADQUARTERS, Manassas, July 23, 1861. GENERAL: I respectfully inclose herewith a note just received from Colonel Stuart. The President knows the person from whom the colonel received the information and…
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Henry R. Jackson to M. G. HARMAN, Quartermaster, Staunton, Va, July 23, 1861
HEADQUARTERS, Monterey, Va., July 23, 1861. Maj. M. G. HARMAN, Quartermaster, Staunton, Va. : _DeEAR Sir: Yours of yesterday has just been placed in my hands ~ (about 7 a.…
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R. E. Lee, July 23, 1861
HEADQUARTERS OF THE FORCES, Richmond, Va., July 23, 1861. GENERAL: I have received your two letters of the 20th,* reporting the state of military operations in the northwest. You have…
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Henry R. Jackson to M. G. HARMAN, Quartermaster, Staunton, Va, July 22, 1861
HEADQUARTERS NORTHWESTERN ARMY, Monterey, Va., July 22, 1861. Maj. M. G. HARMAN, Quartermaster, Staunton, Va.: Sir: In response to your favor of this day, I would simply refer you to…
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J. Bankhead Magruder to His Excellency the GovERNoR, July 21, 1861
DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS, Williamsburg, Va., July 21, 1861. His Excellency the GovERNoR, Through Col. GEORGE DEAS, Assistant Adjutant-General : Sir: I have the honor to state that I have called into…