| Headquarters C. S. Army |
| April 2, 1865 |
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| General R. S. Ewell |
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| I wish you to make all
preparations quietly and rapidly to abandon your position to-night,
if necessary. Send back on the line of {Richmond
&} Danville
railroad all supplies, ammunition, &c., that is possible. Have
your field transportation ready and your troops prepared for battle
or marching orders, as circumstances may require. Endeavor to avoid
all alarm or notice of your preparations from getting to enemy. Save
all public property. If
your artillery or transportation requires horses you must take them
in the city. |
| R. E. Lee |
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