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,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: San Francisco. Summary: A. S. Johnston formally resigns his U.S. Army commission and requests prompt appointment of his successor during the early Civil War period.
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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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