Letter
D. C. Buell, May 27, 1861
San Francisco, May 27, 1861.
Maj. G. A. H. BLAKE, First Dragoons, Commanding Fort Churchill, Nev. Ter.:
SIR: The colonel commanding the department desires you, if you deem it necessary, to keep a company of dragoons moving on the Overjand Mail Route, for a considerable distance in advance of your post, for the protection of life and property against Indian depredations.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Assistant Adjutant- General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: San Francisco.
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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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