Robert E. Lee to R. 8S. GARNETT, Laurel Hill, Va, July 5, 1861

General R. 8S. GARNETT, Laurel Hill, Va.: GENERAL: In answer to your letter of the 1st instant, just received, I have the honor to state that the Forty-fourth regiment, Col. W. C. Scott, left here on the 2d instant for your command. There has been some delay in preparing the Georgia regiment for the field, but I hope to get it off to-morrow. It consists of over one thousand men, commanded by Col. Edward Johnson, an officer of experience. On the following day I will dispatch a North Carolina regiment, commanded by two other field pieces. I will again apply to Colonel Myers for a quartermaster of experience for your command. :

Respectfully,