Letter
Fourth Infantry California Volunteers 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,
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.
Str: I have the honor to report to the colonel commanding at Camp
10 R R—VOL L, PT I In Camp AT LONE PINE,
Owen’s River Valley, July 1, 1862.
Str: I have the honor to report to the colonel commanding at Camp
Latham that I arrived at Owen’s Big Lake on the 24th day of June,
1862, at 2 p. m., having made a forced march of thirty-five miles on the
last day. Owing to my rapid movement, on the 24th I surprised a party
of Indians that were gathering worms from the shore of the lake,
1862, at 2 p. m., having made a forced march of thirty-five miles on the
last day. Owing to my rapid movement, on the 24th I surprised a party
of Indians that were gathering worms from the shore of the lake,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: Camp Latham.
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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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