LEE, ROBERT E., General, C.S.A. Letter signed ("R E Lee Genl. Comdg.") to Colonel A. C. Moore, Commander of the 29th Regiment of Virginia Volunteers at Abingdon; "Headquarters Valley M[oun]t[ain], [Virginia], " 5 September 1861. 1 1/4 page, 4to, written in an aide's clear hand on lined paper, two tiny holes at fold intersections, fold tears formerly repaired with tape (professionally removed, the paper stabilized and in good condition. LEE PREPARES FOR CHEAT MOUNTAIN, HIS FIRST CAMPAIGN OF THE WAR A fine letter in which Lee, stationed in the Western regions of Virginia, mobilizes his forces to recover portions of Virginia seized by McClellan (in his first campaign). Lee's forces attacked Union garrisons at and around Elkwater (in present-day West Virginia) only days after the present letter; the action, known as the Battle of Cheat Mountain and fought from 5 to 10 September, ended in Lee's retreat. It is not known whether the regiment he summons in the present letter participated in the battle. "I have understood that you have mustered into the service of the State, sufficient companies to complete your regiment. Please inform me if it is so, whether it is armed & equipped & when it will be ready to take the field. I will direct the field officers to be assigned to it. Instead of repairing to Staunton as previously directed, should you be able to procure a wagon train, it might be more advantageous to march from Newbern or Christianburg [in western Virginia] to Lewisburg & thence to Huntersville [in present-day West Virginia]. Should your regiment be unprovided with arms they can be procured at Staunton. In that event it will be necessary to take that route and march by Warm Springs or Monterey, as the condition of the roads may indicate. "Your regiment must be provided with tents, blankets, warm clothing, good shoes & cooking utensils, in addition to its arms, accoutrements, and ammunition. Send your requisitions to Co. Geo. Deas....Richmond Va. Should there be any unassigned comp[anie]s at Abingdon, they will repair to Lynchburg and join the companies at that place...."
LEE, ROBERT E., General, C.S.A. Letter signed ("R E Lee Genl. Comdg.") to Colonel A. C. Moore, Commander of the 29th Regiment of Virginia Volunteers at Abingdon; "Headquarters Valley M[oun]t[ain], [Virginia], " 5 September 1861. 1 1/4 page, 4to, written in an aide's clear hand on lined paper, two tiny holes at fold intersections, fold tears formerly repaired with tape (professionally removed, the paper stabilized and in good condition. LEE PREPARES FOR CHEAT MOUNTAIN, HIS FIRST CAMPAIGN OF THE WAR A fine letter in which Lee, stationed in the Western regions of Virginia, mobilizes his forces to recover portions of Virginia seized by McClellan (in his first campaign). Lee's forces attacked Union garrisons at and around Elkwater (in present-day West Virginia) only days after the present letter; the action, known as the Battle of Cheat Mountain and fought from 5 to 10 September, ended in Lee's retreat. It is not known whether the regiment he summons in the present letter participated in the battle. "I have understood that you have mustered into the service of the State, sufficient companies to complete your regiment. Please inform me if it is so, whether it is armed & equipped & when it will be ready to take the field. I will direct the field officers to be assigned to it. Instead of repairing to Staunton as previously directed, should you be able to procure a wagon train, it might be more advantageous to march from Newbern or Christianburg [in western Virginia] to Lewisburg & thence to Huntersville [in present-day West Virginia]. Should your regiment be unprovided with arms they can be procured at Staunton. In that event it will be necessary to take that route and march by Warm Springs or Monterey, as the condition of the roads may indicate. "Your regiment must be provided with tents, blankets, warm clothing, good shoes & cooking utensils, in addition to its arms, accoutrements, and ammunition. Send your requisitions to Co. Geo. Deas....Richmond Va. Should there be any unassigned comp[anie]s at Abingdon, they will repair to Lynchburg and join the companies at that place...."
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