Summary:
S. Bassett French reports to Robert E. Lee on Thomas J. Jackson's troop strengths. He says he learned in Staunton that 4,000 militia reinforced Jackson.

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APRIL 9, 1862.

Respectfully referred to Gen. Lee for his information, with the hope that pikes (say 1,000) may be furnished to Gen. Jackson. I learned in Staunton on Monday night that Gen. Jackson has about. 4,000 militia, and they were yet going in. I hope this may be so.

Very respectfully,

S. BASSETT FRENCH.

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Bibliographic Information : Letter Reproduced from The War of The Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series 1, Volume 12, Serial No. 18, Pages 842, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.