Letter
Carleton to Don Carlos Buell, August 5, 1861
Near Los Angeles, Cal.
Near Los Angeles, Cal., August 5, 1861.
Maj. D. C. BUELL, Assistant Adjutant-General, U. S. Army, San Francisco, Cal.: MAJOR: I have the honor herewith to inclose a letter written to me by some of the leading citizens of San Bernardino, Cal., and my reply thereto. I am, major,
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Brevet Major, U. $. Army, Commanding.
[Inclosure No. 1.]
SAN BERNARDINO, CAL., August 6 [1], 1861,
Major CARLETON,
[Inclosure No. 1.]
SAN BERNARDINO, CAL., August 6 [1], 1861,
Major CARLETON,
Commanding U. K. Troops at Los Angeles, Cal.:
SIR: We have heard within the last few hours from, as we believe, a
reliable source that a band of some forty or fifty desperadoes are now dispersed throughout the coast range of hills south of this place, and
intending to make a sudden foray upon the merchants of San Bernardino, and after securing their plunder make good their escape across
SIR: We have heard within the last few hours from, as we believe, a
reliable source that a band of some forty or fifty desperadoes are now dispersed throughout the coast range of hills south of this place, and
intending to make a sudden foray upon the merchants of San Bernardino, and after securing their plunder make good their escape across
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: Near Los Angeles, Cal..
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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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