Summary:
Robert E. Lee writes Colonel McCausland in May, 1864, to warn him of a possible Union raid on Staunton. Lee suggests good uses for the Staunton guns.

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Col. MCCAUSLAND,
Christiansburg:

TAYLORSVILLE,

May 25, 1864.

Gen. Imboden reports that signal officer at Monterey reports enemy massing at Beverly for a raid on Staunton. Investigate truth and be prepared. Guns at Staunton can be placed at Millborough Depot and Cow Pasture River bridge.

R. E. LEE.

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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 37, Serial No. 70, Pages 748, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.