1. Creator/Author:
  2. Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870 (2)

Letter from Robert E. Lee to Braxton Bragg

Creator:
Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870
Collection:
Civil War Documents Collection
Location:
Petersburg, Virginia
Date of Original:
1864
Description:
Handwritten letter, 28 cm, dated 'H'dQrs: Petersburg 26th Sept '64.' Marked 'Confidential' in a different hand. Confederate General Lee begins his letter with 'I cannot impress upon you too strongly the imperious necessity of getting all our men subject to mil. duty to the field.' He goes on to make suggestions about recruiting and that Gen. Whiting is also in need of help. Envelope, 8 x 14 dm, is addressed (in the same hand as the 'Confidential' notation) to Gen. Braxton Bragg in Richmond, Va.
Subject:
Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876--Correspondence; Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870--Correspondence
Category:
Manuscripts & Documents
Format of Original:
Manuscript
Item ID:
71200908300830
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Digital File ID:
71200908300830
Available for Viewing:
By appointment only
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