Letter
E. D. R. S. Canby to Henry Connelly, June 22, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF NEW MEXICO,
June 22, 1861.
Santa Fé, N. Mex., June 22, 1861.
His Excellency Governor RENCHER, Santa Fé, N. Mex. :
‘Sir: In addition to my requisition of yesterday, I have the honor to call for four companies of foot volunteers, to rendezvous at Albuquerque, N. Mex.; one company of foot and one of mounted volunteers, to rendezvous at Fort Craig; and one company of foot and one of mounted volunteers, to rendezvous at Fort Stanton; the whole to assemble at the points indicated as soon as possible, and to be mustered into the service of the United States in conformity with the regulations prescribed in War Department General Orders, No. 15, of 1861.
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant,
E. D. R. S. CANBY,
Major Tenth Infantry, Bvt. Lieut. Col., Comdg.
Major Tenth Infantry, Bvt. Lieut. Col., Comdg.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, 1861. Summary: E. D. R. S. Canby requests Governor Rencher to mobilize multiple volunteer companies at designated New Mexico locations for mustering into U.S. service during the Civil War.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 4
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