Letter
Robert E. Lee to C. Marshall, March 29, 1865
HEADQUARTERS C. 8S. ARMIES,
March 29, 1865.
Respectfully referred to General J. E. Johnston.
The need of ammunition is as great as the need of men. _ It is necessary to have such men as are absolutely required to make ammunition. The best for service, and such as can be spared, will be selected
*See March 24, p. 1164.
by the officers of the Bureau. Skilled men for mining, smelting, &c., are absolutely necessary. Those who remain at work can be organized as local troops, and can be used when they cannot work.
By order of General Lee:
C. MARSHALL,
Lieutenant-Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General.
Lieutenant-Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, 1861.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 3
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