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Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870 to George B. McClellan

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03905 Author/Creator: Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870 Place Written: Head Quarters, Dep. of Northern Virginia Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 1862/07/23 Pagination: 1 p. ; 25 x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy

Declining McClellan's offer for medical supplies for captured sick and wounded because he hopes that "in a few days your sick and wounded will be under you own care...."

Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870

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