Letter
D. C. Buell, U.s. Army to Edwin V. Sumner, July 25, 1861
HEADQUARTERS ‘OF THE ARMY,
Washington, July 25, 1861.
Brig. Gen. E. V. SUMNER, U.S. Army, Commanding Department of the Pacific, San Francisco, Cal. : Str: The colonel of ordnance has ordered 30,000 stand of arms, now in store on the Pacific, to be shipped to New York, as they are very much needed here. The General-in-Chief directs that you give every facility for executing this order as soon as practicable. I am, sir,
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Assistant Adjutant- General.
Near Los Angeles, Cal., July 23, 1861.
Maj. D. C. BUELL, U.S. Army,
Assistant Adjutant-General, San Francisco, Cal. :
Near Los Angeles, Cal., July 23, 1861.
Maj. D. C. BUELL, U.S. Army,
Assistant Adjutant-General, San Francisco, Cal. :
MAJOR: Inclosed please find the report of First Lieut. Benjamin F.
Davis, First Dragoons, on the Indian troubles which were said to exist
at or near Fort Tejon, Cal. Lieutenant Davis’ report confirms the
impression I had as to the truth of the intelligence conveyed to me by
Davis, First Dragoons, on the Indian troubles which were said to exist
at or near Fort Tejon, Cal. Lieutenant Davis’ report confirms the
impression I had as to the truth of the intelligence conveyed to me by
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: Washington. Summary: Major D.C. Buell informs Brig. Gen. Sumner to facilitate the urgent shipment of 30,000 arms from the Pacific to New York and encloses a report on Indian troubles near Fort Tejon.
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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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