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Lawrence O’B. Branch Letter In Which He Discusses Military Intelligence And Notes His Confidence Of Defending His Current Position. January 22, 1862; New Bern, N.C., Lawrence O' Bryan Branch Brigadier General
Lawrence O’B. Branch Letter In Which He Discusses Military Intelligence And Notes His Confidence Of Defending His Current Position. January 22, 1862; New Bern, N.C., Lawrence O' Bryan Branch Brigadier General
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
Branch led the forces at the subsequent Battle of New Bern. In this letter he writes "I feel a conviction that if the enemy shall come up hence, I will beat him off." Branch also mentions the comings and going of two or three officers.