Letter

E, D. Townsend to George Wright, U.s. Army, September 30, 1861

HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,

Brig. Gen. GEORGE WRIGHT, U.S. Army, Commanding, dec., San Francisco, Cal. :

SIR: The General-in-Chief directs me to say that, according to the importance of the frontiers and the temper of the Indians, you station in Oregon and Washington Territory a portion of the volunteer force called out on the Pacific Coast. You can best judge, being on the spot, of the proper disposition to be made of the force.

very respectfully, your obedient servant,

E, D. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: Washington.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 1 View original source ↗