Magrunder, John Bankhead, 1807-1871 to the Commissary General of Subsistence
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03913 Author/Creator: Magrunder, John Bankhead, 1807-1871 Place Written: Yorktown, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: June 3, 1861 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 24.9 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy
Confederate Colonel Magruder requests 100,000 rations of bacon, coffee, vinegar, salt and molasses immediately, noting that his soldiers' supply will be exhausted in two days. Instructs the Commissary General to send the supplies with Mr. Johnson, who has orders to inquire at West Point, Virginia regarding the quantity of provisions. Instructs the Commissary to address the stores to Lieutenant Carter. Written eight days before the Battle of Big Bethel, Virginia (a Confederate victory). Written at Camp Yorktown
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