War of the Rebellion: from the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies and Navies
    

CSA asks Virginia for aid in arming troops.

Montgomery, May 24, 1861.
Governor John Letcher,
Richmond :
Can you arm 5,000 troops from Confederate States?
L. P. WALKER.
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Richmond, May 24, 1861.
Hon. L. P. Walker:
We can arm 5,000 troops with flint-lock muskets.
JOHN LETCHER.
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