Letter
Don Carlos Buell to Maj. G. O. Haller, May 30, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
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,
D. C. BUELL,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: San Francisco. Summary: D. C. Buell instructs Maj. G. O. Haller to strategically position two 24-pounder guns to defend and control San Diego harbor during the early Civil War period.
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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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