States that he would like to collect the necessary information of the history of the campaigns of the Army of West Virginia in order for the bravery of the army to be correctly transmitted to posterity. Includes a personal note on the reverse to General Beauregard. Title: Handwritten circular letter signed Robert E. Lee, near Cartersville, Cumberland Co., Va., July 31, 1865 . 31 July 1865. Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870

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