Letter
Unknown to J. E. JoHNSTON, Virginia Volunteers, April 30, 1861
Richmond ARMORY
Richmond ARMORY, April 30, 1861.
General J. E. JoHNSTON, Virginia Volunteers:
Str: On inquiry from the armorer here, I find we have on hand the following arms: Altered muskets, 1,500; U. S. flint-muskets, 6,000; English muskets, 300; Sharp’s carbines (rifled), 93; Harper’s Ferry rifles (sword-bayonets), 300; Virginia altered rifles, 250; flint-rifles, 300; U.S. altered rifles, 50; revolvers of all kinds, 170; flint-pistols, 400.
I have the honor to remain, general, your obedient servant
JNO. 8. SAUNDERS,
. Captain, Virginia Volunteers.
MontcomERy, May 1, 1861.
Governor JOHN LETCHER, Richmond, Va.:
. Captain, Virginia Volunteers.
MontcomERy, May 1, 1861.
Governor JOHN LETCHER, Richmond, Va.:
I have received no reply to my dispatch of the 26th of April, relative
to the military force of Virginia, its organization and disposition. Until
this information is received, it is impossible for the President to determine in what manner he can best execute the convention between your
Commonwealth and this Government, by which that force was made
to the military force of Virginia, its organization and disposition. Until
this information is received, it is impossible for the President to determine in what manner he can best execute the convention between your
Commonwealth and this Government, by which that force was made
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 1861. Location: Richmond ARMORY.
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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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