Letter
C. McDermit to R. C. Drum, December 1, 1862
HEADQUARTERS,
Fort Churchill, Nev. Ter., December 1, 1862.
Col. R. C. Drum, i Assistant Adjutant-General, San Francisco, Cal. :
SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith copy of the report of
4 mr y . , Ore E > Capt. T. E, Ketcham, Third Infantry California Volunteers, commanding detachment sent from this post on the 22d November, to chastise the Indians who committed the late depredations between Honey Lake and the Humboldt, Nev. Ter. In obedience to your instructions one wagon load of supplies left this post this day for the command to be stationed in the vicinity of Susanville, Honey Lake. The balance of Supplies necessary to subsist said command during the winter will be forwarded.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
C. McDERMIT,
Major, Second Cavalry California Volunteers, Commanding.
FORT CHURCHILL, NEV. TER., November 28, 1862.
Major, Second Cavalry California Volunteers, Commanding.
FORT CHURCHILL, NEV. TER., November 28, 1862.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: Fort Churchill, Nev. Ter.. Summary: Major C. McDermit reports to Col. R. C. Drum the dispatch of a detachment to punish Native Americans responsible for attacks near Honey Lake and details the provision of supplies for their winter subsistence.
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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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