| Headquarters Department of Northern Virginia |
| October 19, 1862 |
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| Major-General Longstreet |
| Commanding Corps |
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| General, |
| Please inform me how far General McLaws
has destroyed the Harper's Ferry and Winchester Railroad {Winchester
& Potomac RR}, and to what point he reached. If be has
gone as far as he can with safety, then let him set to work upon the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, with as many men as he can profitably
work. He can report to General Jackson or not, as you prefer. |
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| I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant, |
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R. E. Lee |
| General |
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Indorsement |
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| Headquarters, October 19, 1862 |
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| General McLaws |
| Will General McLaws please answer the
questions, and ascertain from General Jackson how many men he can
work, and supply them? *** |
| Most respectfully, |
| James Longstreet |
| Major-General |
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