Letter
Robert E. Lee to P. St. George Cocke, May 6, 1861
Richmond, Va.
Richmond, Va., May 6, 1861.
Col. P. St. GEORGE CockE, Commanding Virginia Forces, Culpeper Court-House, Va. : CoLONEL: You are desired to post at Manassas Gap Junction a force sufficient to defend that point against an attack likely to be made against it by troops from Washington. It will be necessary to give this point your personal attention.
Respectfully, &c.,
R. E. LEE,
Major-General, Commanding. HEADQUARTERS Virginia FORCES,
Major-General, Commanding. HEADQUARTERS Virginia FORCES,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 1861. Location: Richmond, 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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