HEADQUARTERS OF THE FORCES,
Richmond, Va., July 15, 1861.
Brig. Gen. J. B. MAGRUDER,
Commanding, &c., Yorktown, Va.:
GENERAL: I have had the gratification of receiving your letter of the 13th instant, containing Major Hood’s report of his brilliant skirmish with the enemy on the 12th instant, and of submitting it to the President. Will you express to Major Hood and the gallant men who were engaged in the affair the pleasure which their conduct has given both myself and the President.
Respectfully,
R. E. LEE,
General, Commanding.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Series I, Vol. II. With additions and corrections. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1902.
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