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Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870 to Col. A.C. Moore re: organizing defenses of Virginia

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02314 Author/Creator: Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870 Place Written: Abingdon, Virginia Type: Letter signed Date: 1861/07/15 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 26 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Written as Major General to Moore, commander of the 29th Regt. Va. Vols., during the week before first Manassas. (Written before his assignment as commander in South Carolina and later as commander in chief of the Army of Northern Virginia.)

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