Order

Colonel Wright to John S. Mason, July 11, 1861

SPECIAL ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON,

No. 18. } Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., July 11, 1861.

I. Capt. T. C. English, Ninth Infantry, with his company (H) will proceed without delay to San Juan Island and relieve the garrison now at that place.

II. Capt.G. E. Pickett, Ninth Infantry, on being relieved by Captain English, will move with his company to Fort Steilacoom and turn over his command and public property to Captain Woodruff. Captain Pickett will then be permitted to avail himself of the leave of absence granted in Special Orders, No. 118, current series, from department headquarters.

By order of Colonel Wright:

JNO. S. MASON,
First Lieut., Third Artillery, Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
COMMANDANT'S OFFICE, NAVY-YARD,
Mare Island, July 12, 1861.
Headquarters Department of the Pacific, San Francisco, Cal. :
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 1 View original source ↗