Letter
Colonel Lippitt to Charles G. Hubbard, May 6, 1862
HEADQUARTERS HUMBOLDT MILITARY DISTRICT,
Fort Humboldt, May 6, 1862.
Lieut. CHARLES G. HUBBARD,
Second Infantry California Volunteers,
LIEUTENANT: A band of some thirty Indians, perhaps a great many more, are now on the northern side of Eel River close to the mouth of the South Fork, as shown by the diagram annexed.* You are directed to march thither as soon as the re enforcement arrives from Fort Baker and capture them. Mr, Campton is regularly employed as the guide for your command,
By order of Colonel Lippitt:
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: Fort Humboldt.
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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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