Longstreet, James, 1821-1904 to Henry A. Wise
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00714 Author/Creator: Longstreet, James, 1821-1904 Place Written: Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: July 24, 1862 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 21 x 13 cm. Order a Copy
Writes to Brigadier General Wise of D. H. Hill's Division, Army of Northern Virginia. Confederate Major General Longstreet (in reply from a letter from Wise of the day before) tells Wise that he will suggest to Commanding General Robert E. Lee that troops from Wise's brigade be preferred in troop exchanges with the Union. He adds that in the meantime he will send two brigades to support his picket line. "I am sending two Brigades down to occupy the ground from New Market to the Darbytown road. This I think will enable you to reduce your picket guards to some extent, and enable you to get along with some greater ease." Says that he is too busy to see Wise today but will as soon as possible. Wise was governor of Virginia from 1856 until 1860.
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