Letter
Don Carlos Buell to W. Seawell, June 8, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
San Francisco, June 8, 1861.
Col. W. SEAWELL, Sixth Infantry, Commanding Benicia Barracks, Cal. :
SIR: The general commanding the department has been advised that the steamer Diana, now lying at Benicia, has recently been under consideration by certain persons with a view to fit her up with an armament to be employed, as is suspected, for unlawful purposes against the
Government or commerce of the country. He desires that you will have this vessel under the special observation of some officer now at hand, and instantly report any suspicious movements about her.
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 Col. Seawell to closely monitor the steamer Diana at Benicia Barracks for suspected illegal armament activities against the U.S. government or commerce.
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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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