Letter
George Wright to Lorenzo Thomas, December 16, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
San Francisco, December 16, 1861.
Brig. Gen. L. THOMAS, Adjutant-General U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.:
GENERAL: As the forts at Fort Pointand on Alcatraz Island are now occupied by troops, I respectfully request that they may be named by the Department.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
G. WRIGHT,
Brigadier-General, U. S. Army, Commanding.
[Indorsement.]
ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE,
Brigadier-General, U. S. Army, Commanding.
[Indorsement.]
ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE,
February —, 1862.
Respectfully submitted to the Secretary of War, with the request that
he will designate names for the two permanent fortifications at Fort
Point and Alcatraz Island, harbor of San Francisco.
Respectfully submitted to the Secretary of War, with the request that
he will designate names for the two permanent fortifications at Fort
Point and Alcatraz Island, harbor of San Francisco.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: San Francisco.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 1
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