OR, Series 1, Vol. 11, Pt 3, Page 589

Headquarters, Near Richmond, Va.
June 11, 1862
 
Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Jackson
Commanding Valley District
 
General,
   Your recent successes have been the cause of the liveliest joy in this army as well as in the country. The admiration excited by your skill and boldness has been constantly mingled with solicitude for your situation. The practicability of re-enforcing you has been the subject of earnest consideration. It has been determined to do so at the expense of weakening this army. Brigadier-General Lawton with six regiments from Georgia is on the way to you, and Brigadier-General Whiting with eight veteran regiments leaves here to-day. The object is to enable you to crush the forces opposed to you. Leave your enfeebled troops to watch the country and guard the passes covered by your cavalry and artillery, and with your main body, including Ewell's division and Lawton's and Whiting's commands, move rapidly to Ashland by rail or otherwise, as you may find most advantageous, and sweep down between the Chickahominy and Pamunkey, cutting up the enemy's communications, &c., while this army attacks General McClellan in front. He will thus, I think, be forced to come out of his intrenchments, where he is strongly posted on the Chickahominy, and apparently preparing  to move by gradual approaches on Richmond. Keep me advised of your movements, and, if practicable, precede your troops, that we may confer and arrange for simultaneous attack.
I am, with great respect, your obedient servant,
R. E. Lee
General
{Ashland is 5 miles north of the junction of the Virginia Central RR and the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR and is a station on the latter line. Since Ashland was a well-known location, Lee was probably using it as a shorthand for where he wanted Jackson to attack from. Jackson would have to go east on the Manassas Gap RR (if it was running), then south on the Orange & Alexandria RR, then go east on the Virginia Central RR.}

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