Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Dispatch from Robert E. Lee to John J. Clarke, 1862 May 8
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Dispatch remarks that "In prosecuting the work of obstructing James River
you [John J. Clarke] are authorized to seize for the Confederate States
any vessels in the river which you may need....".
Dispatch from Robert E. Lee to William Gilham, 1861 July 19
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Dispatch ordering William Gilham to muster troops and "oppose the progress of the enemy" in the vicinity of Staunton, Virginia.
