31st July, 1862.
MY DEAR SMITH:
I send by General Martin your overcoat. It was a great
comfort to me and kept me very warm, but it is not waterproof. I was out till
12 that night. Upon my return I found Fitzhugh's promotion, which I had applied
for some days before. I consider him one of our best cavalry officers. He, of
course, knew nothing of my application, and when his promotion was announced to
him he could find but one objection, viz., his fear he might be mistaken for
the other General Lee, and that they would be so mixed up together they would
not be able to tell one from the other. I pity him if he is mistaken for me.
With much love and affection.
Your brother,
R. E. LEE.
CAPT. S. S. LEE.
SOURCE: John William Jones, Life and Letters of
Robert Edward Lee: Soldier and Man, p. 188
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