Letter
R. E. Lee, June 3, 1861
ftichmond, Va., June 3, 1861.
Brig. Gen. JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON, Commanding, &c., Harper’s Ferry, Va.:
Srz: I have received your letter of the 1st, inclosing report from Colonel Allen and a paper in relation to affairs near Grafton. In reference to the last, the latest reports received from Colonel Portertield are more favorable than the report from Colonel Allen.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
General, Commanding.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 1861. Location: ftichmond, Va..
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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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