Dispatch
E. V. Sumner, June 19, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
San Francisco, June 19, 1861.
The seizure of the arms as herein reported had the effect to check at once the action of the secessionists in Nevada Territory. Respectfully forwarded to Army headquarters.
E. V. SUMNER,
Brigadier-General, U. S. Army, Commanding.
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, *
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, *
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: San Francisco. Summary: Brigadier General E. V. Sumner reports the successful seizure of arms in Nevada Territory, effectively halting secessionist activities 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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