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Camp On Larrabee's Creek, Cal., June 18, 1861 to Eel Rivers and their tributaries, July 5, 1861
FORT HUMBOLDT, CAL.
FORT HUMBOLDT, CAL., July 5, 1861.
SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith reports received from Lieutenants Collins and Martin, commanding detachments in the field. Copies of your letters of May 22 and June 14 [13] were sent to those officers for their guidance in the treatment to be pursued toward the Indians in future.
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Captain, Sixth Infantry, Commanding.
CAMP ON LARRABEE’S CREEK, CAL., June 18, 1861.
CAPTAIN: I have the honor to submit the following report, embracing
my operations against hostile Indians since May 9, 1861, on Mad and
CAMP ON LARRABEE’S CREEK, CAL., June 18, 1861.
CAPTAIN: I have the honor to submit the following report, embracing
my operations against hostile Indians since May 9, 1861, on Mad and
Eel Rivers and their tributaries:
May 23, attacked an Indian rancheria between the head of Larrabee’s
Creek and Main Eel River, and killed 10 of their number. May 26,
attacked a rancheria about twelves miles from and farther up the river
May 23, attacked an Indian rancheria between the head of Larrabee’s
Creek and Main Eel River, and killed 10 of their number. May 26,
attacked a rancheria about twelves miles from and farther up the river
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: FORT HUMBOLDT, CAL..
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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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