Order
Robert E. Lee to Geo. Deas, July 4, 1861
SPECIAL ORDERS, } HEADQUARTERS,
July 4, 1861.
No. 211. Richmond, Va., July 4, 1861. * * *
.II. Brig. Gen. T. J. Jackson, Provisional Army, Confederate States, will report for duty to General Johnston, commanding Army of the Shenandoah.
By order of General Lee:
. GEO. DEAS,
. Assistant Adjutant-General.
i HEADQUARTERS, Col. J. B. MAGRUDER, Commanding, &c.,. Yorktown, Va.:
t GENERAL: I have been gratified by your report of the 30th ultimo,
. Assistant Adjutant-General.
i HEADQUARTERS, Col. J. B. MAGRUDER, Commanding, &c.,. Yorktown, Va.:
t GENERAL: I have been gratified by your report of the 30th ultimo,
of your advance with Lieutenant-Colonel Dreux's command to the
_ vicinity of Newport News, and of the measures taken by you to repress the marauding parties of the enemy and to restrain them within their
limits. It is hoped that your letter to Colonel Phelps will have the
_ effect of preventing the barbarous treatment of our citizens, and it is
_ vicinity of Newport News, and of the measures taken by you to repress the marauding parties of the enemy and to restrain them within their
limits. It is hoped that your letter to Colonel Phelps will have the
_ effect of preventing the barbarous treatment of our citizens, and it is
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 1861.
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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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