Letter to Jefferson Davis, April 12, 1864. Robert E. Lee (1807–1870),

C0063_Bx20_F9_Lee_ltrStruggling to provide for his army, Confederate General Robert E. Lee wrote to the Confederate President, Jefferson Davis (1808–1889), to plead for supplies lest he be forced to retreat for lack of food. Gift of André de Coppet, Class of 1915. André de Coppet Collection, Manuscripts Division.

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