Summary:
Robert E. Lee writes cavalry general Albert Jenkins via Staunton instructing him
to prepare for action near Strasburg or Front Royal in June, 1863.
Brig. Gen. A. G. Jenkins, Comdg., &c., via Staunton:
June 7, 1863.
Gen.:
I desire you to have your command ready to be concentrated at Strasburg or Front royal, or any point in front of either, by Wednesday, the 10th instant, with a view to co-operate with a force of infantry. Your pickets can be kept in advance as far as you deem best, toward Winchester. See to their arms, ammunition, and equipments, and make arrangements for provisions and forage. Send me all the information you have about the position and strength of the enemy at Winchester, Martinsburg, Charlestown, Berryville, and any other point where they may be.
Keep your horses as fresh as you can, and have your whole command prepared for active service.
I am, very respectfully, 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 27, Serial No. 45, Pages 865-866, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.
