Letter
Edwin V. Sumner to of California, June 7, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
San Francisco, Cal., June 7, 1861.
His Excellency J. G. DOWNEY, l Governor of California, Sacramento, Cal. :
SIR: I have been informed of the organization and partial armament of a body of men in Carson Valley for the purpose of overawing the Union portion of the population there, and involving the Territory in the cause of secession and opposition to the Federal authority. Apprehension has been expressed of the seizure by these persons of certain arms at Carson City belonging to the State of California. I have therefore deemed it proper to take measures to secure them. The responsible agent will be furnished with the necessary receipts and the arms held subject to your orders.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
E. V. SUMNER,
Brigadier-General, U. S. Army, Commanding
SPECIAL ee HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
Wo. 97, San Francisco, June 7, 1861.
Brigadier-General, U. S. Army, Commanding
SPECIAL ee HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
Wo. 97, San Francisco, June 7, 1861.
1. Company G, Sixth Infantry, after being filled up by details from
the other infantry companies at Benicia, will embark by steamer at 7
o'clock this afternoon for Sacramento, thence by railroad to Folsom
thence it will march to Fort Churchill with all convenient dispatch and
the other infantry companies at Benicia, will embark by steamer at 7
o'clock this afternoon for Sacramento, thence by railroad to Folsom
thence it will march to Fort Churchill with all convenient dispatch and
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: San Francisco, Cal.. Summary: Brigadier General E. V. Sumner informs California's governor of secessionist threats in Carson Valley and orders the seizure and safeguarding of state arms to uphold Federal authority.
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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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