A CIVIL WAR AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED BY ROBERT E. LEE, COMMANDER OF THE CONFEDERATE ARMIES, DATED SEPTEMBER 1, 1860, small 4to San Antonio, September 1, 1860. Letter to Col. S. Cooper, Adjuntant General, Washington D.C. acknowledging receipt of a summarizing certain official papers. NOTE: Lee's lengthy career took him to posts across the country. On three occasions, his work also took him to Texas. Lee's first experience in the Lone Star State occurred during the Mexican War, when he arrived in San Antonio in September 1846 and worked to construct and improve roads, bridges, and pontoons used by General John E. Wool's army as it marched to Saltillo. Lee returned to Texas between March 1856 and October 1857, when he served with the Second Cavalry as it patrolled the state's border and protected citizens from Indian attacks. After a lengthy return to Virginia, Lee returned to Texas in February 1860 as the acting commander of the Department of Texas, temporarily replacing an ailing General David E. Twiggs. Part of his duty involved pursuing Juan N. Cortina and stopping his border raids. The approaching Civil War brought Lee's time in Texas to an end. Less than three weeks after Texas seceded from the Union on February 1, 1861, General Twiggs surrendered all federal property in the state to its Confederate leaders. Height: 9 3/4" Width: 7 1/2"