Summary:
In late April, 1863, the Union Army of the Potomac under Joseph Hooker crossed the Rappahannock River prior to the battle of Chancellorsville. In this dispatch, Confederate Adjutant General Samuel Cooper orders General Samuel Jones to send cavalry forces in western Virginia through Staunton to Lee's aid.

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Maj. Gen. SAMUEL JONES, Dublin, Va.:

RICHMOND, VA.,

April 29, 1863.

Hasten the cavalry brigade of Gen. Jenkins for Gen. Lee. Gather up as much of that forces as you can immediately, and send them forward, without waiting for others, via Staunton and Gordonsville. The enemy is crossing the Rappahannock at different points in force.

S. COOPER,
Adjutant and Inspector Gen.

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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 25, Serial No. 40, Pages 760, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.