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Geo. Deas, July 1, 1861
HEADQUARTERS, Richmond, Va., July 1, 1861. GENERAL: J am directed by General Lee to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 26th ultimo, in reply to my communication of…
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Letters about Military Operations
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Rvol Ii to Henry A. Wise, June 30, 1861
HEADQUARTERS, Richmond, Va., June 30, 1861. Brig. Gen. T. H. Houmes, C. 8. A., Commanding, &c., Fredericksburg, Va.: GENERAL: I have received your letter of the 28th instant,* inclosing the…
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Unknown to Indians in my district since my last dispatch in April last, May 20, 1862
HEADQUARTERS HUMBOLDT MILITARY DISTRICT, Fort Humboldt, May 20, 1862. MAJOR: The following is a summary of my operations against the Indians in my district since my last dispatch in April…
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Unknown to Joseph E. Johnston, June 30, 1861
HEADQUARTERS, Loring’s Mill, Warwick Road, Va., June 30, 1861. Sir: [have the honor to report that the command of LieutenantColonel Dreux, about eighteen hundred strong, arrived here yesterday at 3…
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T. H. Holmes to L. P. WALKER, Secretary of War, June 28, 1861
HEADQUARTERS, Brooke’s Station, June 28, 1861. Hon. L. P. WALKER, Secretary of War: Sim: Pursuant to your instructions, received last night, I dispatched Colonel Bate, with the effective force of…
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Robert E. Lee to T. H. Holmes, June 28, 1861
HEADQUARTERS, Richmond, Va., June 28, 1861. Brig. Gen. T. H. HoLMEs, Commanding, &c., Fredericksburg, Va. : GENERAL: In answer to your letter of the 27th instant* I have to state…
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T. H. Holmes to L. P. WALKER, Secretary of War, June 27, 1861
HEADQUARTERS, Brooke’s Station, June 27, 1861. Hon. L. P. WALKER, Secretary of War: Sir: In answer to yours relative to co-operating with Commander — Lewis, Confederate Navy, I have respectfully…
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J. a. Johnston to Lieutenant-Colonel Deas, June 26, 1861
HEADQUARTERS, Winchester, June 26, 1861. Lieutenant-Colonel DEAS, Richmond, Va.: COLONEL: I have just had the honor to receive your lene of the 24th instant. You ask on the part of…
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Robert E. Lee to Wm. H. Richardson, June 25, 1861
HEADQUARTERS, Richmond, Va., June 25, 1861. GENERAL: Your communication of the 22d instant* has been duly received. The resignation of the five officers of the Zouave battalion therein mentioned, the…
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James H. Carleton to Commander Of Confederate Troops, September 1, 1862
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF ARIZONA, Franklin, Tex., September 1, 1862. COMMANDER OF CONFEDERATE TROOPS, SAN ANTONIO, TEX.: SIR: I found on my arrival here some twenty-odd sick and wounded soldiers of…