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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 1. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Records of Longstreet 's corps , A. N. V . (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 1. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Letter from General J. E. Johnston . (search)
Letter from General J. E. Johnston.
Rev. J. William Jones, D. D., Secretary Southern Historical Society:
Dear Sir — In the account of The Seven days fighting published by your Society in the June No. of the Southern Magazine, there are some errors as to the strength of the Army of Northern Virginia in the beginning of June, 1862.
As they contradict previous statements of mine, I beg leave to point them out. In the statement of the strength of Holmes' division, at least 4,000 brought by him to the army from Petersburg, June 1st, are omitted; only those brought at the end of the month are referred to — they may have been 6,500.
In that of Longstreet's, the strength was near 14,000 June 1st.
The six brigades that then joined it had been reduced to 9,000 when they marched, late in August, to Northern Virginia.
The cavalry could not have exceeded 3,000, nor the reserve artillery 1,000, June 1st.
G. W. Smith's division of five brigades amounted to near 13,000 June 1st; only
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 1. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Strength of General Lee 's army in the Seven days battles around Richmond . (search)
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