Letter

George Wright to His Excellency JOHN WHITEAKER, October 23, 1861

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,

His Excellency JOHN WHITEAKER, Governor State of Oregon, Salem, Oreg.:

Sir: The War Department having authorized Colonel Cornelius, of Oregon, to raise a regiment of cavalry for service in that district, I have the honor to request that your Excellency will suspend the enrollment of the cavalry company at Fort Dalles, as requested in my communication to your Excellency in the early part of last month, when I was in command of the District of Oregon.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

G. WRIGHT,
Colonel, U. S. Army, Commanding Department.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: San Francisco.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 1 View original source ↗