Records Related to Augusta County Regiments



From: R. E. LEE, Gen.
June 3, 1864.

Summary:
This June, 1864, notice from Lee discusses Confederate General Echols relief from command due to sickness, the need for an active commander in the Valley, and the expected arrival of General W. E. Jones in Staunton.


HDQRS. ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA,

June 3, 1864.

Respectfully forwarded.

It is requested that Gen. Echols be relieved from the command of his brigade in this army on account of ill-health. From his condition, as represented by the Hon. Mr. Caperton, I do not think he will be able to take command of the Department of Western Virginia at this time. The condition of affairs there now requires an active, energetic, and strong commander. Gen. W. E. Jones is, I hope, by this time with his troops at Staunton. I think he is senior to Gen. Echols. The Department must judge who is the most proper for the supreme command.

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 51, Serial No. 108, Pages 982, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.


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