Letter
Edwin V. Sumner to Lorenzo Thomas, June 20, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIO,
San Francisco, June 20, 1861.
ee Brig. Gen, L. THOMAS, Adjutant-General U. S. Army, Washington, D. 0.: SIR: Thereis an absolute and immediate necessity for a government of some kind in Nevada Territory. In the absence of all the civil officials
Shall I protect persons and property by enforcing the laws of the United States?
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
E. V. SUMNER,
Brigadier-General, U. S. Army, Commanding.
SPECIAL ORDERS, HDQRsS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
No. 108. San Francisco, June 20, 1861.
Brigadier-General, U. S. Army, Commanding.
SPECIAL ORDERS, HDQRsS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
No. 108. San Francisco, June 20, 1861.
1. Companies F and H, Fourth Infantry, and E, Ninth Infantry, will
take post temporarily at the Presidio.
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By order of Brigadier-General Sumner:
take post temporarily at the Presidio.
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By order of Brigadier-General Sumner:
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: San Francisco.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 1
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