Letter
Philip ST. Geo. Cocke to CULPEPER CoURT-HOUSE, VA., May 7, 1861â6.45 a. m, May 7, 1861
Culpeper Court-House, Va., May 7, 1861.
Sir: Shall I arrest Colonel Taylor for disobedience of orders and unsoldier-like conduct, in having evacuated Alexandria, under the cirCnar.IX] CONFEDERATES EVACUATE ALEXANDRIA, VA.
cumstances, now fully developed to you and myself by the inclosed papers? I shall await your orders in this particular connection.
Very respectfully, your most obedient servant,
Brigadier-General, Commanding Potomac Department.
Major-General LEE, Commander-in- Chief.
[Inclosures. }
CULPEPER CoURT-HOUSE, VA., May 7, 1861—6.45 a. m.
Col. R. S. GARNETT, Adjutant-General:
Sir: After writing you last night, and having previously ascertained
‘during the day and up to 10 o’clock p. m. last night that I could not
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 1861. Location: Culpeper Court-House, Va.. Summary: Brigadier-General Philip St. Geo. Cocke requests Major-General Lee's orders on whether to arrest Colonel Taylor for evacuating Alexandria, Virginia, allegedly disobeying orders and exhibiting unsoldier-like conduct.
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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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