Letter from R. E. Lee to William D. Cabell, July 27, 1865 (correspondence)
Subject
McCue, John Willis, 1846-1911
Cabell, William D.
Spies
Secret service
Confederate States of America. Army
American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)
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Lee responds to a letter from Cabell pertaining to the imprisonment of John McCue. McCue had been sentenced to life in prison for spying for the Confederacy. He was a member of Confederate Colonel John S. Mosby's Rangers. McCue was ultimately pardoned by Ulysses S. Grant.
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