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Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870 to Philip St. George Cocke

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01564 Author/Creator: Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Letter signed Date: May 3, 1861 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Signed two weeks after Lee left the service of the U.S. Army. The letter from Lee to Cocke discusses mustering the first Virginia regiments to defend state.

Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870
Cocke, Philip St. George, 1809-1861

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