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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09248 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | Letter from James Longstreet to Daniel H. Hill regarding pursuit of Union forces in Virginia |
| Date | 6 May 1863 |
| Author | Longstreet, James (1821-1904) |
| Recipient | Hill, Daniel H. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Regarding plans to send Hood's cavalry in pursuit of Union troops retreating from Chancellorsville, asking citizens to delay the enemy's movements: "We have reports from scouts and persons from Maryland that Hunter's and Fosters Armies are to come to Va. The repulse of Hooker's force does not appear to be entirely decided. He has been driven back at all points but holds still a position on this side the Rappahannock near the US fords… Burnside's failure on account of mud was quite evidence enough to me that we had abundance of time to operate wherever we chose… Have all routes that he would most likely take blocked with felled trees. This the citizens must do as their only means of saving their horses and slaves. They can delay the enemy until we have time to overtake and destroy him." |
| Subjects | Union Forces Confederate States of America Slavery Military History Battle of Chancellorsville African American History |
| People | Longstreet, James (1821-1904) Hill, D. H. (Daniel Harvey) (1821-1889) |
| Place written | Richmond, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Comrade |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |