Letter
Edwin V. Sumner to C. Drum, May 20, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
i San Francisco, Cal., May 20, 1861.
Lieut. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant-General, U. S. Army, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. 0.: SIR: I have the honor to report that I have found it necessary to withdraw the greater part of the garrison from Fort Umpqua and one
d company of infantry from Fort Crook for the purpose of re-enforcing the commands at Benicia and the Presidio. I am, sir,
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
E. V. SUMNER,
Brigadier-General, U. S. Army, Commanding.
eres HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
No. 8. San Francisco, May 20, 1861.
Brigadier-General, U. S. Army, Commanding.
eres HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
No. 8. San Francisco, May 20, 1861.
I, Maj. D. C. Buell, assistant adjutant-general, and Capt. Richard
C. Drum, assistant adjutant-general, having reported at these headquarters in pursuance of General Orders, No. 7, from the AdjutantGeneral's Office, are announced on the department staff. Major Buell
will accordingly relieve Major Mackall, assistant adjutant-general, and
the latter will be governed by the orders which he has received from
C. Drum, assistant adjutant-general, having reported at these headquarters in pursuance of General Orders, No. 7, from the AdjutantGeneral's Office, are announced on the department staff. Major Buell
will accordingly relieve Major Mackall, assistant adjutant-general, and
the latter will be governed by the orders which he has received from
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: i San Francisco, Cal.. Summary: Brigadier General E. V. Sumner reports withdrawing troops from Fort Umpqua and Fort Crook to reinforce forces at Benicia and the Presidio 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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