Letter
Unknown to P. St. George Cocke, May 8, 1861
Richmond, Va.
Richmond, Va., May 8, 1861.
Col. P. St. GEORGE COCKE, Commanding Potomac Division:
COLONEL: I am instructed by Major-General Lee to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 6th instant, with accompanying papers, in relation to the evacuation of Alexandria, asking whether you shall arrest Colonel Taylor, Virginia Volunteers. The general commanding directs that you will not arrest Colonel Taylor, but require from him an explanation.
Respectfully, &ec.,
Virginia Navy, Acting Aide-de-Camp.
No. 2.
Report of Lieut. Col. A. 8. Taylor, Va. Vols., transmitted by General Cocke.
HEADQUARTERS Potomac DEPARTMENT,
No. 2.
Report of Lieut. Col. A. 8. Taylor, Va. Vols., transmitted by General Cocke.
HEADQUARTERS Potomac DEPARTMENT,
Culpeper Court-House, Va., May 13, 1861.
Major-General LEE, Commander-in-Chief:
Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith the reply of Col. A. S.
Taylor to my call on him, at your suggestion, for a statement of the
Major-General LEE, Commander-in-Chief:
Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith the reply of Col. A. S.
Taylor to my call on him, at your suggestion, for a statement of the
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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