[Special orders no. 14: appointment of Robert E. Lee as commander-in-chief]
13 March 1862
Cooper, Samuel, 1798-1876
On order of the secretary of war, General Lee is ordered to Richmond, and under the direction of the president, is charged with the "conduct of military operations in the Armies of the Confederacy." Addressed from the Adjutant and Inspector Generals...
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