Smith, Gustavus Woodson, 1821-1896 to Robert E. Lee
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00648 Author/Creator: Smith, Gustavus Woodson, 1821-1896 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Letter signed Date: October 6, 1862 Pagination: 2 p. ; 27.5 x 18.5 cm. Order a Copy
Confederate Major General Smith discusses troop activities and movements, including an attack on Union gunboats. Also discusses a requisition for "negroes to work upon the fortifications under recent act of the Legislature - When we get negroes the works will be finished rapidly to completion." Refers to the request of North Carolina Governor Zebulon Vance "for more protection for the eastern portion of the state." Writes "The yellow fever at Wilmington will prevent the enemy from attempting anything in that quarter for some time to come - and during the epidemic the Troops had better be removed except from the fortification." Followed by a portion of a 15 October 1862 letter to George W. Randolph, as this was apparently a retained copy from Smith's notebook. Written from Head Quarters.
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