George Wythe Randolph was a Virginia lawyer, planter, politician and Confederate general. After representing the City of Richmond during the Virginia Secession Convention in 1861, during eight months in 1862 he was the Confederate States Secretary of War during the American Civil War, then served in the Virginia Senate representing the City of Richmond until the war's end.
Richmond, V. A. Richmond, V. A., September 18, 1802. Hon. GEoRGE W. RANDOLPH, Secretary of War: : In the personal interview with the President and yourself explanatory of the errors…
OXFORD, Miss. OXFORD, Miss., May 15, 1862. Hon. GEORGE W. RANDOLPH, Secretary of War, Richmond, Va.: I had expected the decision of the President on the case in which I…
MARIETTA, GA. MARIETTA, GA., June 18, 1862. Hon. G. W. RANDOLPH, Secretary of War, Richmond: SIR: Referring to the personal communications I had the honor of making to you in…
MARIETTA, GA. MARIETTA, GA., June 18, 1862. Hon. G. W. RANDOLPH, Secretary of War, Richmond: SIR: Referring to the personal communications I had the honor of making to you in…
TUPELO, Miss. TUPELO, Miss., June 21, 1862. Hon. GEORGE W. RANDOLPH, Secretary of War, Richmond, Va.: On the 11th day of March last I was suspended from command by order…
July 28, 1862. Sir: General D. H. Hill has been directed to proceed with picked troops and about fifty pieces of artillery to old Fort Powhatan to endeavor to cut…
Tupelo, Miss., August 6, 1862. Hon. GEORGE W. RANDOLPH, Secretary of War: I have the honor to inform you that when I assumed command of the Army of the West…
Tupelo, Miss., August 25, 1862. Sir: I feel that it is not necessary for me to apologize to you for the frequency with which I request you to do such…
Richmond, V. A. Richmond, V. A., September 12, 1862. Hon. GEORGE W. RANDOLPH, Secretary of War: The order of the Government restoring me to duty ascribes to me errors of…
OXFORD, Mıss. OXFORD, Mıss., October 10, 1862. Hon. GEORGE W. RANDOLPH, Secretary of War: Having made up my mind to retire from the service unless a reconsideration of its aetion…
WAR DEPARTMENT, C. S. A., October 21, 1862. Richmond, Va., “October 21, 1862. GENERAL: I have received and carefully considered your letter of the 10th instant, and am constrained to…
Holly Springs, Miss., November 2, 1862. The above dispatch was this day received and forwarded. I cannot account for the detention in transmittal. EARL VAN DORN, Davisâ MILL, Miss., September…
Abbeville, Miss., November 15, 1862. Sim: In a communication which you addressed to me on the 24th June you said : Your division has been already retained se We) than…