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Confederate cavalry commander J.E.B. (Jeb) Stuart writes to an unspecified general requesting details of a report by another officer regarding Manassas.
Transcription
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Culpeper April 12th 1863
Dear General-
I yesterday rec’d an intimation that Gen’l Trimbles’ report of the capture of Manasses (which he ought to have submitted to me) contains matter which requires my attention, I beg to request that you will have a copy made for me, of such parts as interest me, in order that I may be heard in reference thereto.
There is now news here old Milroy makes one itch to get hold of him (over)
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the bearer will wait for the report.
Very truly yours
J.E.B. Stuart
Creation Date
4-12-1863
City
Culpepper
State/Province
Virginia
Creator Life Dates
1833-1864
Keywords
J.E.B. Stuart, Jeb Stuart, Trimbles, Manassas, Milroy, report
Resource Identifier
070425-30
Date Digital
10-6-2013
Document Type
Manuscript
Disciplines
History | Military History | United States History
Publisher
Wofford College
Format (medium)
manuscript
Format (IMT)
Language
en-US
Digitization Specifications
600ppi or 800ppi 24-bit depth color; Scanned with an Epson 15000 Photo scanner with Epson Scan software; Archival master is a TIFF; Original converted to JPEG with Irfan View, Fast Stone, or GIMP software. JPEGs compiled in PDF using Adobe Acrobat XI Pro.
Source
The original from which this digital representation is taken is housed in The Littlejohn Collection at Wofford College, located in the Sandor Teszler Library.
Recommended Citation
Stuart, Jeb, "Jeb Stuart letter" (1863). Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection. 9.
https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/littlejohnmss/9
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