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being limited, tends to relieve all other threatened localities.
Page 94f>. Abstract from the Department of North Carolina, Major- GeneraJ D. H. Hill Commanding, Headquarters neat- Richmond, I 'irgi nia, June joth, ftitij.
Permanent force:
Clingman's Brigudr.
Cook's Brigade, Officers, 1,308.
Martin's Brigade,
Colquitt's Brigadr, Aggregate present. 22,822.
Jenkins' Brigade,
Ransom's Brigade,
Unattached Infantry, Pieces of P'ield artillery, 104.
Artillery,
Cavalry.
Major- General /,'/;< v s Command.
Wise's Brigade,
Corse's Brigade, of Pickett's Numbers not given.
Division, Local troops.
Mr. Davis Letter to General I.er, June 28, 1863.
Giving reasons why he could not send General Beauregard to Culpeper C. H., or any troops to CulpeperC. H., to make a diversion in his favor, u'as entrusted to a courier, who was captured by Captain Dahlgren, of General M cade's staff. So that General Meade had full knowledge that he had nothing to fear in the direction of Wash- ington.
General Lee first learned that his suggestions would not be enter- tained by reading Mr. President Davis' letter to him in the New York Herald and Ne*c York Tribune.
(.KXERAL LEE RESIGNED IN AUGIST
