Letter
Albert S. Johnston to Lorenzo Thomas, February 15, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
San Francisco, February 15, 1861.
Lieut. Col. L. THOMAS, Assistant Adjutant-General, Army Headquarters, New York: SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of instructions of January 19, and in answer thereto transmit my order of this date, showing that the post at the entrance will be occupied to-day. The companies from the north will be ordered by the first steamer. I am, sir,
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
A. S. JOHNSTON,
Colonel Second Cavalry and Brevet Brigadier-General.
[Inclosure.]
Colonel Second Cavalry and Brevet Brigadier-General.
[Inclosure.]
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: San Francisco. Summary: A. S. Johnston informs L. Thomas that the post at the entrance will be occupied on February 15, 1861, and northern companies will be dispatched by the first steamer.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 1
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