| Division Headquarters |
| Harper's Ferry, Va. |
| May 6, 1861 |
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| General Lee |
| Commander-in-Chief
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| General,
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| I assumed command of this post on Monday
last, soon after my arrival here. ***** About two-thirds of the
machinery from the musket factory has been removed from here. This
morning Mr. John Ambler, the quartermaster in Winchester, informed me that the merchants were paying double freights, and
were thus securing all the transportation. To prevent the consequent
delay of the machinery, I directed him to impress the wagons. He
also notified me that the baggage cars from Strasburg {on
the Manassas Gap RR} were employed
in carrying flour from the valley to New York, and that every barrel would be required for our use. To remedy
this evil, until the subject could be referred to you, and also to
secure the transportation for the machinery, I directed him to
impress the cars. *** |
| I am, general, very respectfully, your obedient
servant, |
| T. J. Jackson |
| Virginia Volunteers, Commanding |
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