The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-08-06
Columbia, S. c., July q, 1866.

turned from Mississippi where have
been since last December trying to
collect the fragments Of my property.
During my stay there, 1 have endeav
orcd to procure all the data possible,
in order to prepare for you the paper
you desired. Most of my old officers
have sent me memorandums or re-
ports, and when Geuls. Fitz aud Will
liam Lee give me their reports, which
have been promised, shall be pre-
pared to make out report for you.
How long a paper do you desire? A
mere memorandum giving only actions
and dates can be compressed into
very few pages, bit to enter into de-
tails would perhaps fill fifty or sixty
manuscript pages. l wish to make
what [ prepare for you conform en-
tirely to your purposes and wishes, SO
I hope that you will not hesitate TO
Ic. me know precisely what you would
ref, r. l have nothing to do this
.mmcr, and it would give me great
pleasure to contribute all in my power
to the success Of your undertaking.
And it will be a pleasure, though a
melancholy one, to pay the last trib-
ute in my power to those brave men
who stuck to their colors to the last
You must bear in mind though, my
dear general, that l am not recon
structed yet, and in what | shall
write every word will be dictated by
Southern feelings and come from y
Southern heart ell not disown a
single pulse-throb, nor single
breath 1t has been one of my
pleasantest anticipations, that l
should have the pleasure Of seeing
you this summer and if can possibly
accomplish this purpose sou may be
sure that / shall do so. trust that
you are getting on we'll and that you
find in the admiration expressed for
you by all, whose good opinion is
worth anything, some compensation
for your losses and your sacrifices.
Thank God, the Yankees, though they
write history, cannot make the world
believe it., and time will prove that
you have not fought in vain.
hope your noble old commonwealth
is recovering from the deep wounds
she received. Could leave my own
poor, dssolate, stricken State, I
should assuredly make my home in
Virginia, but I cannot forsake peo-
pie who have given me so many proofs
of their love as these have done.
Are your family we'll? I know how
much troubled you must be by letters
and how little time you have to an
swer them, but if you find leisure to
write, I shall be most happy to hear
from you. This will be my address
until October. Gen. Beauregard, who
has been offered two positions in the
European war, one command of 100,-
900 men, has written to offer me the
command Of all his cavalry, with the
rank of major general, if he concludes
to accept. But whilst appreciating
his confidence, i have declined.
shall never draw my sword again. ex-
oept for my own country. I saw
Longstreet in New Orleans and he
spoke much of you. Alexander you
know is here. Pray remember me to
your family.
With best wishes for your happi-
ness and prosperity, am, ms dear
general, very respectfully and sincere
ly your friend,
Wade Hampton.
General r L. Lee.
General: IN scc.rdancc with your
request that should give you "a CON
nected narrative of the operations Of
the cavalry corps. A. n. ", during
the last campaign I have the honor
to submit the following report. Ire
SItC tuat AoNo hot tuo uaIa iIoui
which to make it as full and complete
as you desire, but when my house was
robbed and burned by Sherman s
troops, all Of my papers which we're in
it, shsred the same fate. From
copies, however, Of my report, which
fortunately escaped the hands of rob
bers and incendiaries and from the re-
ports of subordinate officers, have
endeavored to comply with your re
quest as far as possible. The worl
you ask me to perform gives me I
do ,ble qualification. For whilst i
aftL.A, me the pleasureof obliging th'
great captain who 80 often led ths
* vlorious A N Va To victory IL rive,