Letter
Henry M. McGill to George Wright, July 20, 1861
Olympia
Olympia, July 20, 1861.
Col. G. WRIGHT, Ninth Infantry, U. S. Army, Commanding Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter. :
SIR: Herewith I have the honor to transmit to you a copy of a corre spondence between this office and that of the superintendent of Indian affairs relative to difficulties apprehended by the settlers in the vicinity of Gray’s Harbor with the neighboring Indians. The superintendent recommends that a small detachment of troops be stationed at Fort Chehalis, and I have respectfully to urge that this may be done at as early a day as possible.
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
HENRY M. MCGILL,
Acting Governor.
Acting Governor.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: Olympia. Summary: Henry M. McGill requests Colonel G. Wright to station troops at Fort Chehalis to address anticipated conflicts between settlers and Native Americans near Gray's Harbor.
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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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