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To: rustbucket

I thought he was in Texas!


2,551 posted on 12/07/2004 9:29:10 PM PST by capitan_refugio
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To: capitan_refugio

I think Lee left Texas shortly after Twiggs surrendered the Federal forts and much of the Federal equipment to Ben McCulloch. That was in the second half of February.

The city of Baltimore may have wanted to commission Lee to organize troops to defend the city, but I don't know whether they actually ever contacted him about it. Events were moving pretty quickly at that point for both Lee and Baltimore.


2,563 posted on 12/07/2004 11:09:33 PM PST by rustbucket
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