Letter
Colonel Lippitt to Charles Heffernan, May 5, 1862
HEADQUARTERS HUMBOLDT MILITARY DISTRICT,
Fort Humboldt, May 5, 1862.
Capt. CHARLES HEFFERNAN, Second Infantry California Volunteers, Comdg. Fort Lyon: -CAPTATN: You are directed immediately on receipt of this to proceed to a point near the head of Larrabee’s Creek, about one mile east of Painters ranch, with as many men of your command as can be spared from the service of the post for the purpose of capturing a band of Indians reported to be concealed there. The bearer of this, Mr. Fairfield, offers to guide the detachment to the spot. If you think proper you are authorized to detach Lieutenant Dobbins in command of the expedition instead of taking command in person.
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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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 1
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