Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Robert E. Lee, commander of the Army of Northern Virginia for the Confederate States wrote to General Braxton Bragg in Richmond asking him to consider reforming the conscript service and to enforce the conscript laws.
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About This Item
- Title: Letter from Robert E. Lee to Gen. Braxton Bragg, 1864
- Creator: Robert E. Lee
- Creation Date: 1864-08-16
- Subject Date: 1864
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Locations:
- WV
- Richmond, VA
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 420, Box 39/26
- Collection: John S. H. Fogg autograph collection
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876--Correspondence
- Confederate States of America. Army of Northern Virginia--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
- Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870--Autographs
- Recruiting and enlistment
- Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870--Correspondence
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Recruiting and enlistment
- Letters
- Confederate States of America
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