Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870 to Joseph E. Johnston re: moving part of his army to anticipate McClellan

GLC03153

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GLC#
GLC03153
Type
Letters
Date
1862/03/25
Author/Creator
Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870
Title
to Joseph E. Johnston re: moving part of his army to anticipate McClellan
Place Written
Richmond, Virginia
Pagination
Height: 26.7 cm, Width: 21 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Written as General, instructing Johnston to move to oppose McClellan during the latter's Peninsula campaign and to hold his present line. One full length black and white engraving of Lee included.

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