BJK to Homer_J_Simpson: "My understanding is that most or all Confederate records were lost or destroyed, so very little is now known about the inner workings and ideas of Confederate leadership.
This editorial suggests something quite different."
Homer_J_Simpson: "I found this article from the May 23 NYT thread. “North Carolina” on page 4 there or here=>"
- "The records of the rebel War Department, surrendered by Jo JOHNSTON, reached this place day before yesterday, in charge of Lieut. WASHBURN, of Gen. SCHOFIELD'S staff.
In all there is eightythree boxes, and the total weight is probably eight tons.
The plunder filled six wagons.
Among others, I notice one box marked, "Papers and Books, Gen. LEE's Headquarters."
This box contained the original drafts of LEE's reports of battles and campaigns, and other papers of the same description.
The original report of the Gettysburgh campaign was found in it, besides several other manuscripts in Gen. LEE's own handwriting..."
Noteworthy in the latter category, it seems, is anything implicating Jefferson Davis in John Wilkes Booth's plot to assassinate Pres. Lincoln.
