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LEE, Robert E. (1807-1870), General, C.S.A.. Autograph endorsement signed ("R. E. Lee"), Headquarters, Army of Northern Virginia, 27 December 1862. Six lines on verso of 8 December 1862 letter from 1st. Lt. H. L. Hoover to Sec. of War, 1 page, folio. ALSO WITH AUTOGRAPH ENDORSEMENT SIGNED OF STONEWALL JACKSON ("T. J. Jackson"). -- LEE. Autograph endorsement signed ("R. E. Lee"), 20 September 1864, on verso of 19 September 1864 letter from Maj. Gen. R.B. Johnson to Col. G. W. Brent. 2 pp., folio.
Two privates under the command of Lt. H. L. Hoover were captured by Union forces, but jailed as "bushwhackers or guerrillas" instead of prisoners of war. Hoover wanted the high command to pressure the enemy for their relase, and his plea worked its way up the Confederate chain of command, catching several famous autographs along the way including Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee. Lee's endorsement reads in full: "Res[pectfully] forwarded with the request that Col. Ould be directed to negotiate for the exchange of these two soldiers." The Secretary of War ordered the negotiation to proceed.
In the second letter, Lee answers a concern about lack of aggressiveness in his batteries. Major General B. R. Johnson compalined about the laziness and lack of killer instinct in the gun crews: they would not even fire upon a work party felling trees directly in front of the Rebel position. Lee disagrees that the timber-cutting crew should be fired on. "I think it would be impossible to prevent the felling the wood. It will be done at night if not by day." However, he does direct that as a general rule "working parties within reach which can be damaged, should always be fired upon. It was not intended to open fire from our heavy guns until wanted to effect some purpose, or to disclose their presence. Nor is it considered advantageous to engage in artillery duels." (2)
Two privates under the command of Lt. H. L. Hoover were captured by Union forces, but jailed as "bushwhackers or guerrillas" instead of prisoners of war. Hoover wanted the high command to pressure the enemy for their relase, and his plea worked its way up the Confederate chain of command, catching several famous autographs along the way including Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee. Lee's endorsement reads in full: "Res[pectfully] forwarded with the request that Col. Ould be directed to negotiate for the exchange of these two soldiers." The Secretary of War ordered the negotiation to proceed.
In the second letter, Lee answers a concern about lack of aggressiveness in his batteries. Major General B. R. Johnson compalined about the laziness and lack of killer instinct in the gun crews: they would not even fire upon a work party felling trees directly in front of the Rebel position. Lee disagrees that the timber-cutting crew should be fired on. "I think it would be impossible to prevent the felling the wood. It will be done at night if not by day." However, he does direct that as a general rule "working parties within reach which can be damaged, should always be fired upon. It was not intended to open fire from our heavy guns until wanted to effect some purpose, or to disclose their presence. Nor is it considered advantageous to engage in artillery duels." (2)