Summary:
Robert E. Lee refers to corn price regulation in Staunton during the winter of
1862-1863, in this December letter to Colonel John D. Imboden.
Col. J. D. IMBODEN, Cmdg.
December 8, 1862
COL.:
Your letter of the 6th, to Gen. Jackson, has been referred to me. I regret that you were prevented by the snow-storm from making your descent upon Col. Latham.
As regards the supply of corn for your horses, I am informed that the Quartermaster-Gen. at Richmond has regulated the prices of all kind of forage at Staunton, which prices will have to be paid until altered by the same authority. Should you not be able to provide properly for your horses, it may be necessary to change your position. There is plenty of forage in Greene, Madison, and Culpeper Counties.
Gen. W. E. Jones has been left in command of the valley by Gen. Jackson for the present, with whom you had better kept in communication, as it may be necessary to unite the forces there. Your letter will be forwarded to the Secretary of War, at Richmond.
I have the honor to be, your obedient servant,
R. E. LEE,
Gen.
Bibliographic Information : Letter Reproduced from The War of The Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series 1, Volume 21, Serial No. 31, Pages 1054, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.
