April 6th

Amelia Springs
6th April 4 ½ AM

General,

I desire you to move this morning to Rice’s Station as soon as practicable, hold that point, dispose your troops so as to allow the rest of the column to close upon you as far as possible, and try to accumulate provisions from the country & from Farmville. As you find the troops coming up, you can at the proper time move onto P. Ed. C.H. If you find it necessary to go through Farmville to reach P. Ed. C.H. the trains can supply themselves with provisions in passing through Farmville.
Very respy
Your obt Servt

R E Lee

General Longstreet
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