Letter
Albert S. Johnston to Tl Thomas, April 9, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
San Francisco, April 9, 1861.
Col. LORENZO THOMAS, ` Adjutant-General U. S. Army, Washington, D. O.: COLONEL: I have the honor to tender the resignation of my commission in the Army of the United States, and to request that it may be submitted tọ the President for his action; and I have also respectfully to ask that my successor may be appointed and ordered to relieve me as soon as practicable.
With great respect, your obedient servant,
A. S. JOHNSTON,
Colonel Second Cavalry, Brevet Brigadier-General.
[First indorsement. ]
ADJUTANT-GENERAL/S OFFICE,
Colonel Second Cavalry, Brevet Brigadier-General.
[First indorsement. ]
ADJUTANT-GENERAL/S OFFICE,
May 3, 1861.
Respectfully submitted to the Secretary of War.
> TL THOMAS:
Adjutant-General.
Respectfully submitted to the Secretary of War.
> TL THOMAS:
Adjutant-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: San Francisco.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 1
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