Order
C. MeDermit to Daniel Vanderhoof, March 11, 1865
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HEADQUARTERS,
March 11, 1865.
No. 15. f Fort Churchill, Nev., March 11, 1865.
I. Capt. William Wallace, Company A, First Battalion Nevada Infantry, with thirty-five men of his company, is hereby detailed on detached service. He will provide himself with fifteen days’ rations, and will proceed at 6 a. m. to-morrow to Walker River [and] Lake and arrest the Indians that recently murdered the two white men in that vicinity and bring them to this post,
I. I. Lieut. William H. Clark, Company E, First Battalion Nevada Volunteer Cavalry, with fifty mounted men of his company, will report to and accompany Captain Wallace.
I. V. Captains Wallace and Wells will report to the commanding offcer for instructions.
By order of Maj. C. MeDermit, Second Cavalry California Volunteers,
commanding post:
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Summary: Major C. MeDermit orders Captains Wallace and Clark with their men to arrest Native Americans responsible for murdering two white men near Walker River and bring them to Fort Churchill.
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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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