Letter
Colonel Lippitt to D. B. Akey, April 1, 1862
HEADQUARTERS HUMBOLDT MILITARY DISTRICT,
Fort Humboldt, April 1, 1862.
Capt. D. B. AKEY, Commanding Fort Humboldt:
CAPTAIN: The Indians in Humboldt County having commenced a destructive warfare upon the whiteinhabitants, it has become necessary to abandon the pacific policy indicated in your instructions dated March 13, 1862. The colonel commanding the district directs that hereafter until further orders you will give no quarter to any Indians (except women and children) that may be found in the field, sparing and protecting only those Indians who shall voluntarily come in and surrender themselves.
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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