Camp, 27th September,
1863.
I rejoice over Bragg's victory. It is a great success and
will be of great service to us every way; though from the reports in
yesterday's paper it looks as if Rosecrans had made a stand at Chattanooga. I
hope Bragg will be able to cross the Tennessee below him and force him out.
His cavalry ought now to break up his communications and force
him out. I see Rob, Fitz, John, and Henry occasionally; the cavalry is near me
now. They are all well.
No advance has yet been seriously made, though all the
preparations of General Meade indicate that purpose. Generals King,
Heintzelman, etc., have been brought up to Culpeper, and the pontoon trains
have again been brought forward from Centerville. I am glad to hear that there
is some prospect of a general exchange of prisoners. If Bragg has captured any
of importance, it will facilitate matters. Good-by, my dear son. Remember me in
your prayers and always keep in your heart,
Your devoted father,
R. E. LEE.
GEN. G. W. CUSTIS LEE.
SOURCE: John William Jones, Life and Letters of
Robert Edward Lee: Soldier and Man, p. 284
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