13 August 1863

Lee, George Washington Custis, 1832-1913

Autograph document signed

Title: [special orders no. 156]

The letter reads "Special Orders No. 156." Miller is to be assigned to a new command.

GLC02691.11.044

3 November 1863

Lee, George Washington Custis, 1832-1913

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Miller A. Wright

Unnumbered special order. Military assignment.

GLC02691.11.047

January 15, 1863

Lee, George Washington Custis, 1832-1913

Autograph document signed

Title: [Notice granting permission for Miller A. Wright to return to camp]

Notice granting permission for Miller A. Wright of General Jackson's Division to return to the camp and leave by railroad. Lee signs as post commander. George Washington Custis Lee, a son of Robert E. Lee, graduated first in his class from West Point in 1850. At the outset of the Civil War, he was commissioned captain in the CSA Corps of Engineers (July 1, 1861), was promoted to colonel and served as adc to Jefferson Davis (August 31, 1861), promoted to brigadier general PACS (June 25, 1863) and then to major general PACS (October 20, 1864).

GLC02691.11.033

28 July 1863

Lee, George Washington Custis, 1832-1913

Autograph letter signed

Title: [to Miller A. Wright]

Written from Headquarters, Military Post, Atlanta, Georgia. Lee informs the recipient of the letter [probably Miller] that he can receive his pay at the post at which he is stationed.

GLC02691.11.042

1 August 1863

Lee, George Washington Custis, 1832-1913

Autograph endorsement signed

Title: [George Washington Custis Lee endorsement on letter from F. Glackmeyer]

Written on F. Glackmeyer Autograph Letter Signed to Col. G.W. Lee. Mr. Glackmeyer was a special agent in the post office department. He is writing Col. Lee to inform him of a recent series of postal crimes. A soldier by the name of Guttenberger was found to have been using his position as a military guard on the Macon and Western Railroad to transport newspapers free of postal charge, which he subsequently sold to newsboys at the end of the line, turning an exceptional profit. Because the man was a soldier, Mr. Glackmeyer chose to inform an army officer of the circumstances, rather than…

GLC02691.11.043

January 13, 1864

Lee, George Washington Custis, 1832-1913

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Miller A. Wright

Miller's assistance is needed for a military matter.

GLC02691.11.051

February 2, 1864

Lee, George Washington Custis, 1832-1913

Autograph document signed

Title: to Miller A. Wright

Special Order No. 33H2 for Miller A. Wright. Orders to proceed to various counties to arrest deserters. Possibly cross-signed.

GLC02691.11.052

February 12, 1864

Lee, George Washington Custis, 1832-1913

Document signed

Title: to Miller A. Wright

Unnumbered special order. [quoted] "Captain M. A. Wright of my command having been acting…for my command in obedience to my orders is now released from said duty and all responsibility that may arise therefrom…"

GLC02691.11.056