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Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870 to Col. A. C. Moore

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01769 Author/Creator: Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870 Place Written: Valley Mountatin, Virginia Type: Letter signed Date: September 5, 1861 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 26 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Lee writes a letter to Moore discussing preparations for the Battle of Cheat Mountain. Moore commanded the 29th Regiment of Va. Vols. The Battle of Cheat Mountain was Lee's first campaign of the war.

Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870
Moore, Alfred Cleon, 1805-1890

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