June 15, 1864: Lee Telegram to Beauregard

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard was a Louisiana-born general of the Confederate States Army. He had graduated second in his class from West Point in 1838 and was an admirer of Napoleon. He achieved fame early in the Civil War for commanding the Fort Sumter bombardment and as the victor of the first battle of Manassas. He later served in the Western Theater (including Shiloh and Corinth), Charleston, and the defense of Richmond, but his career was hampered by friction with Jefferson Davis and other generals.

This telegram is from The Telegraphic History of the Civil War; a compiled album of telegrams to Beauregard from Davis, Lee, Johnston and others.

Transcript:

Dated H’d Q’s A. N. V. June 15^th 186

To Gen. Beauregard

Six o’clock P.M – Dispatch of 1 PM rec’d. Ransoms brigade has been ordered to you. Hold your lines

R. E. Lee

21/420 wv

Recd 10.30 P. M.

Citation:Robert E. Lee (1807-1870), telegram to G.T. Beauregard. 15 June 1864. In The telegraphic history of the Civil War, 1861-1865. AMs 434/16