Letter
Robert E. Lee to William B. Taliaferro, May 11, 1861
Richmond, Va.
Richmond, Va., May 11, 1861.
Col. WM. B. TALIAFERRO, Commanding, &c., Gloucester Point, Va.:
It is very important that the battery at Gloucester Point be pushed forward as fast as possible. All the labor necessary for its speedy completion must be devoted to it, and every facility in your power afforded to the engineer engaged in its construction.
Very respectfully, &c.,
R. E. LEE,
Major-General, Commanding.
Hpgrs. First BRIGADE, 8. C. VoOLs., C. S. ARMY,
Major-General, Commanding.
Hpgrs. First BRIGADE, 8. C. VoOLs., C. S. ARMY,
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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