Letter
Charles H. Barth to Lieutenant-Colonel WHIPPLE, June 29, 1863
HEADQUARTERS HUMBOLDT MILITARY DISTRICT,
Fort Humboldt, June 29, 1863.
Lieutenant-Colonel WHIPPLE, Commanding Battalion of Mountaineers :
COLONEL: The colonel commanding the district directs you to furnish an escort to Manheim & Co.’s train of supplies for Fort Gaston, the escort to consist of not less than ten men under an acting noncommissioned officer, to be detailed from the Weaverville company of your battalion.
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
CHARLES H. BARTH,
First Lieut. and Adjt. Second Infty. Cal. Vols., Actg. Asst. Adjt. Gen.
MARCH 26-APRIL 3, 1863.—Expedition from Camp Douglas to the Cedar
Mountains, Utah Ter., with skirmish (April 1) at Cedar Fort.
First Lieut. and Adjt. Second Infty. Cal. Vols., Actg. Asst. Adjt. Gen.
MARCH 26-APRIL 3, 1863.—Expedition from Camp Douglas to the Cedar
Mountains, Utah Ter., with skirmish (April 1) at Cedar Fort.
No. 1.—Brig. Gen. P. Edward Connor, U.S. Army, commanding District of Utah.
No. 2.—Lieut. Anthony Ethier, Second California Cavalry.
No. 2.—Lieut. Anthony Ethier, Second California Cavalry.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: Fort Humboldt. Summary: Charles H. Barth orders Lieutenant-Colonel Whipple to provide a ten-man escort from the Weaverville company for Manheim & Co.'s supply train to Fort Gaston in 1863.
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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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