Letter
Gurden Chapin, August 21, 1862
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF NEW MEXICO,
August 21, 1862.
Santa Fé, N. Mex., August 21, 1862.
Commanding District of Arizona, Fort Bliss, Tex.: GENERAL: The commanding general desires that you will arrange the affairs of your district so that the command may be turned over to 8 R R—VOL L, PT 1 the officer next in rank as soon as practicable, and hold yourself in readiness to repair to the headquarters of the department.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
GURDEN CHAPIN,
Captain, Seventh U. S. Infantry, Actg. Asst. Adjt. Gen.
Captain, Seventh U. S. Infantry, Actg. Asst. Adjt. Gen.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Summary: Captain Gurden Chapin instructs the District of Arizona commander to transfer command to the next senior officer promptly and prepare to report to department headquarters.
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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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