Headquarters Virginia Forces
| Richmond, Va., May 22, 1861 |
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| Col. George H. Terrett, Commanding, etc., Alexandria,
Va. |
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| Colonel, |
| Unless you can devise some better
plan for securing the rolling stock of the Loudoun and Hampshire {Alexandria,
Loudoun & Hampshire} Railroad than
that suggested to you in my letter of the 19th instant, I desire you
to adopt it, and give directions that a track be laid from the depot
of the Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad to the Orange & Alexandria
Railroad, in Union street, or some other more convenient point, by
which this rolling stock can be carried to a place of safety on the
Orange & Alexandria Railroad when not wanted for use on its proper
road, and confer with presidents and directors of said roads as to
perfecting this connection, which will not only be useful for the
above purpose, but afford convenient transportation from one road to
the other.
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| Very respectfully, etc.
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| R. E. Lee
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| Major-General, Commanding |
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