Summary:
Confederate General John Imboden writes Robert E. Lee from Staunton to notify him of December, 1863, skirmishing with Union General Averell's troops.

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Gen. R. E. LEE:

STAUNTON, VA.,

December 13, 1863--

Have been skirmishing with Averell's advance for two hours at McDowell. Don't expect general attack till to-morrow. Hope confidently to defeat him at this pass, but apprehend he will move toward Warm Springs, and force me to fall back toward Buffalo Gap or Goshen.

J. D. IMBODEN.

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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 51, Serial No. 108, Pages 794, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.