Stephen D. Lee to Joseph E. Johnston, 18 March 1865
Augusta Geo                          
March 18th 1865         
 
Genl J. E. Johnston
                       
Raleigh N.C.
                 Command moved from this place this morning. delay caused by want of arms. Will have train near Newbury for Major Smith. One million, seven hundred thousand rounds of small arm ammunition with train to go to terminus of Charlotte road. Have arranged for troops to be sent from this point to Army by Genl Fry.
 
S. D. Lee
LieutGenl
 
[overleaf]
 
[cut off]ter S. D. Lee
Lieut Genl
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(4157)DL1836191Letters1865-03-18

Letter from Confederate General Stephen Dill Lee, Augusta, Georgia, March 18, 1865, to General Joseph E. Johnston, Raleigh, North Carolina, re: command has moved after a delay for want of arms, trains will be at Newberry for Major Smith, 1.7 million rounds of small arms and ammunition to transport to Charlotte; has arranged for troops to be transported to General Fry


Tags: Guns, Railroads

People - Records: 2

  • (3429) [recipient] ~ Johnston, Joseph E.
  • (4403) [writer] ~ Lee, Stephen Dill

Places - Records: 1

  • (459) [origination] ~ Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia

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Stephen D. Lee to Joseph E. Johnston, 18 March 1865, DL1836, Nau Collection