Rodes, Robert Emmett, 1829-1864 to Eugene Blackford

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GLC#
GLC02615
Type
Letters
Date
February 9, 1864
Author/Creator
Rodes, Robert Emmett, 1829-1864
Title
to Eugene Blackford
Place Written
Hanover Junction, Virginia
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 24.8 cm, Width: 18.9 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Confederate General Rodes thanks Major Blackford for a note and cake he sent through Captain Halsey. Writes that he arrived in Hanover Junction to protect Richmond, Virginia. Hopes "soon to be in my old place however with the Div: reassembled... I am glad to learn that the operations you have had performed are likely to be so successful..." Hopes Blackford will soon be back with his regiment. Mentions Riley's Company and the Greensboro Company. Mentions a discussion he had with McCall.

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