Memorandum for the Secretary of War relative to the alleged summary disbandment, by General Robert E. Lee, Confederate States Army, of a battalion of infantry, in October, 1864.
Subject(s): Archer, James Jay, 1817-1864, Barton, Seth Maxwell, 1829-1900, Burgwyn, Wm. H. S. (William Hyslop Sumner), 1845-1913, Confederate States of America. Army, Confederate States of America. Army of Northern Virginia, Confederate States of America. Army. Tennessee Brigade, Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 22nd, Cooper, Samuel, 1798-1876, Heth, Henry, 1825-1899, Hill, A. P. (A. Powell), Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870, Military history, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Scales, Walter W., 1846-1925, Shepherd, Henry C., 1842-1927, Tayloe, Edward P. (Edward Poinsett), 1831-1866, Texas--Brownsville--Fort Brown, United States. Congress. Senate, United States. War Department, United States. War Dept., Venable, Charles S. (Charles Scott), 1827-1900, Wars, Withers, Jones Mitchell, 1814-1890
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A memorandum from the War Department discusses the historical accuracy of an alleged order from the Civil War used by President Roosevelt as an exhibit accompanying a message to the Senate concerning the discharge of soldiers in Brownsville. The alleged order is from Robert E. Lee disbanding the 22nd Virginia Battalion in 1864 for poor conduct. A search of the Confederate archives does not substantiate this order, instead showing that a request to redistribute members of the Battalion was never followed.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-01-03
Creator(s)
Ainsworth, Fred C. (Fred Crayton), 1852-1934
Recipient
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Memorandum for the Secretary of War relative to the alleged summary disbandment, by General Robert E. Lee, Confederate States Army, of a battalion of infantry, in October, 1864.. [January 3, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55149. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Ainsworth, Fred C. (Fred Crayton), 1852-1934. Memorandum for the Secretary of War relative to the alleged summary disbandment, by General Robert E. Lee, Confederate States Army, of a battalion of infantry, in October, 1864.. [3 Jan. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55149.
APA:
Ainsworth, Fred C. (Fred Crayton), 1852-1934., [1907, January 3]. Memorandum for the Secretary of War relative to the alleged summary disbandment, by General Robert E. Lee, Confederate States Army, of a battalion of infantry, in October, 1864..
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55149.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
