Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870 to Jefferson Davis
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07362 Author/Creator: Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870 Place Written: Sharpsburg, Maryland Type: Letter Date: 18 September 1862 Pagination: 2 p. ; 24.9 x 19.4 cm. Order a Copy
Charles Marshall's (1830-1902) copy containing the substance of a letter from Robert E. Lee to Jefferson Davis regarding battle of Antietam. Writer inferred from handwriting. Recounts major events of the battle and states that at the end of the day "Our Army occupied the same line it had held before the Battle. The enemy I believe do the same. I have again to report the loss of many brave men."
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