Letter
D. C. Buell, May 30, 1861
San Francisco, May 30, 1861.
Bvt. Maj. G. O. HALLER, Captain, Fourth Infantry, Commanding San Diego, Cal.:
SIR: Orders have been given for sending to you two 24-pounder guns, and the department commander directs that you place them judiciously in battery so as to control as much as possible the harbor at San Diego and at the same time strengthen your position. They will reach you probably on the 3d proximo.
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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