R. E. Lee
Maxcy Gregg
Irvin McDowell

Headquarters
Coosawatchie, December 9, 1861.
Col. R. G. M. Dunovant, Commanding, &c.:

Colonel: The Thirteenth Regiment South Carolina Volunteers, Col. O.E. Edwards, has been ordered to take the road towards Garden's Corner and to halt at the first convenient spot beyond Pocotaligo. This is intended as a precautionary movement, and should you need support, you will call upon Colonel Edwards to join you. In the event of not being required, Colonel Edwards is ordered to return to his camp this evening. You are desired to use all the force under your command in driving the enemy from the main whenever he may land within your reach.
I have the honor to be,

R.E. LEE
General, Commanding.

Hdqrs. Fourth Military District, S.C.,
Jericho, April 1, 1862 - 11 a.m.
Capt. J.R. Waddy, Assistant Adjutant-General, Pocotaligo:

Captain: I learn that the enemy have retired to the other side at Port Royal Ferry. I send you a copy of a slip of paper left by them.*
The enemy landed this morning at Page's Point at a later hour than at Port Royal Ferry. They were burning some houses when last heard from. I have not yet been informed of any advance by them. Our advanced guards of infantry, at Garden's Corner and Camp Pemberton have not been approached. I am about proceeding down the road to ascertain the precise situation of affairs, taking the Twelfth Regiment South Carolina with me.
I am, captain, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

MAXCY GREGG, Brigadier-General, Commanding Fourth Military District.

P.S.-While writing the above I have received your two notes, with General Pemberton's postscript to me.
In my dispositions to receive the enemy, made early this morning, I ordered Major Huger, with the artillery, from near Fishburn's Causeway to the east end of the Combahee Ferry Causeway, there to await further orders, supported by four companies of the Thirteenth South Carolina Volunteers (two more of which are on this side of the ferry). I had not intended to move the two Georgia regiments farther than Old Pocotaligo before being assured of the enemy's advance. In obedience to General Pemberton's instructions, I will now move them forward to the entrenchments.

MAXCY GREGG

Brigadier-General Hartsuff, with his brigade, arrived here this morning from Catlett's, having been replaced there by Brigadier-General Duryea. The remaining regiments of Brigadier-General Bicketts' brigade have also arrived. The enemy, from all the information we gather, remains as before reported. I have not found out lately whether he has been re-enforced to any extent or not. The men captured by Major Duffie, belonging to the Thirteenth South Carolina, are said to have joined the so-called Army of the Rappahannock the day they were taken.

IRVIN McDOWELL,
Major-General, Commanding Department.