Letter
A. L. Anderson, June 16, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF NEW MEXICO,
June 16, 1861.
Santa Fé, N. Mex., June 16, 1861. COMMANDING OFFICER, Fort Fillmore, N. Mex. : Sir: I inclose a copy of instructions to Major Lynde, Seventh Infantry, to meet a contingency of which you are already apprised. 1f -the necessity for an immediate concentration of troops at Fort Fillmore should exist, you will, without waiting for the instruetions of Major Lynde, take such measures as you may consider expedient to facilitate the movement of the troops from Fort McLane.
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant,
A. L. ANDERSON,
Second Lieutenant, Fifth Infantry, A. A. A. G.
[Inclosure.]
Second Lieutenant, Fifth Infantry, A. A. A. G.
[Inclosure.]
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, 1861. Summary: A. L. Anderson instructs the commanding officer at Fort Fillmore to prepare for immediate troop concentration and facilitate movement from Fort McLane amid Civil War contingencies in New Mexico.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 4
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