Letter
F, Forman to R. C. Drum, July 14, 1862
Camp Latham
Camp Latham, July 14, 1862.
Maj. R. C. DRUM, Assistant Adjutant-General:
MAJOR: I have the honor to inclose a copy of a report of LieutenantColonel Evans in relation to the Owen’s River Expedition. Major O’Neill has reported to me, and Captain McLaughlin, of the same command, has just arrived from Fort Yuma. Thecommand of Major O’Neill, consisting of the cavalry fit for duty in camp and those brought up by Captain McLaughlin, will number twenty-five men. They will be dispatched to Owen’s River so soon as the horses from Fort Yuma are fit to travel, which will be but a few days.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
F, FORMAN,
Colonel Fourth Infantry California Volunteers, Commanding Post.
10 R R—VOL L, PT I In Camp AT LONE PINE,
Owen's River Valley, July 1, 1862.
Colonel Fourth Infantry California Volunteers, Commanding Post.
10 R R—VOL L, PT I In Camp AT LONE PINE,
Owen's River Valley, July 1, 1862.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: Camp Latham. Summary: Colonel Forman informs Major Drum of the impending dispatch of a 25-man cavalry unit under Major O'Neill to Owen's River following horse readiness at Fort Yuma during the 1862 expedition.
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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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