HEADQUARTERS,
Richmond, Va., June 24, 1861.
Brig. Gen. R. S. GARNETT,
Commanding, &c., Laurel Hill, via Beverly, Va.
GENERAL: Your letters of the 18th and 20th instant, addressed to General S. Cooper, have been received. Two companies of cavalry from Ashland, Captains Smith and Flournoy, to same selected by yourself when here, have been ordered to report to you without delay. All the equipments and ammunition which can be provided for you will be sent with the four companies of infantry belonging to Colonel Fulkerson’s and Colonel Pegram’s regiments on Wednesday morning next. I will endeavor also to forward by them tents and blankets. Two six-pounders, with ammunition and harness, if possible, will be sent with the same command.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
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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