July 24, 1862
When you write to Rob1 again tell him to catch
Pope for me, and also to bring in his cousin, Louis Marshall, who I am told is
on his staff. I could forgive the latter for fighting against us, but not for
his joining Pope.
__________
1 His youngest son, who was a private in the Rockbridge
Artillery in Jackson's Corps.
SOURCES: John William Jones, Life and Letters of
Robert Edward Lee: Soldier and Man, p. 188 in which this correspondence is
undated. See Frank Leslie, Editor, Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly,
September 1900, Volume 50, p. 515 for the date of this correspondence.
No comments:
Post a Comment