General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Letters., page 481

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Memorandum for Major-General S. D. Lee .

Memorandum for Colonel Browne , Aide-de-camp .

Consolidated Summaries in the armies of Tennessee and Mississippi during the campaign commencing May 7 , 1864 , at Dalton, Georgia , and ending after the engagement with the enemy at Jonesboroa and the evacuation at Atlanta , furnished for the information of General Joseph E. Johnston

Memoranda of the operations of my corps, while under the command of General J. E. Johnston , in the Dalton and Atlanta , and North Carolina campaigns.

Report of Hon. L. T. Wigfall in the Senate of the Confederate States , march 18 , 1865 .

Origin of the Confederate battle-flag.

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[481] question without delay. They might be sent without small arms.

Let me again urge the importance of sending to the army the proper number of general officers. The great number of sick field-officers makes the want of them felt the more.

Most respectfully, Your obedient servant, J. E. Johnston, General.

Headquarters Department of Northern Virginia, Centreville, February 14, 1862.
To the Hon. J. P. Benjamin, Secretary of War. Sir:

.... In a letter dated February 12th, Major-General Jackson informed me that, since the evacuation of Romney by your orders, the United States troops have returned to it; and that the officer commanding at Moorefield reported that the enemy, three thousand strong, were approaching that place.

The reduction of our force by the operation of the furlough system, makes it impracticable to reinforce the Valley district from that of the Potomac.

Most respectfully, Your obedient servant, J. E. Johnston, General.

Headquarters Department of Northern Virginia, Centreville, February 16, 1862.
To the Hon. J. P. Benjamin, Secretary of War. Sir:

I have the honor to acknowledge your letter of the 11th inst., in relation to Captain Rhett, and that of Captain Dyerle to you, dated February 8th, referred to me.

I think that you were mistaken in regarding General Beauregard as the commander of these troops. I have been so considered here, and so styled by yourself.

More furloughs have already been granted than the condition of the army will justify. I hope, therefore, that

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