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General Robert E. Lee Orders Transportation in Sout

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LEE, Robert Edward (1807-1870) Commanding General, Provisional Army and Navy of Virginia, 1861; 'Charged with the conduct of military operations', 1862; Commanding General, C.S. Army of Northern Virginia, 1862-1865; General-in-Chief, C.S. Army, 1865. Letter Signed, "R.E. Lee" as Commanding General, 1-1/4p. quarto, Head Quarters Coosawhatchie, December 29, 1861, addressed to Captain J.N. Maffitt, and reads "If a steamboat be necessary for the execution of the service, with which Capt. Joes, Engr. Dept. and yourself have been charged. You will proceed to Charleston, to acertain if a suitable vessel can be assigned to you, by Brig. Genl. Ripley comd’g in that Dist. In making arrangements for conveying the steamer to her point of destination, you will exercise your judgement, asto the property or safety of doing so, and will take measures before hand, to acertain whether any of the enemys vessels occupy the waters, through which you will unecessarily pass. You will also notify the commanders of our troops, on the route, of the time, at which you will pass their pickets, or commands, and arrange with them, if practicable, a signal of recognition. In conveying the boat to her destination, should you find it necessary to abandon her, so save the crew from capture, you are authorized to do so, and in order to prevent the boat falling into the hands of the enemy you must destroy her & light draught boat suitable for bringing off your crew, in the latter contingency, must be prepared in Charleston..." Some fold separation repairs, else About VG.

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