Letter
James H. Carleton to Joseph R. West, April 3, 1862
Los Angeles, Cal.
Los Angeles, Cal., April 3, 1862.
Lieut. Col. JOSEPH R. WEST, Commanding at Camp Wright, Cal.:
SIR: The party guarding supplies at Carriso Creek must be made up entirely of people from the Fifth Infantry California Volunteers. Have Captain Roberts’ company prepared to move (fitted in every respect for active field service) at an hour’s notice.
very respectfully, &c.,
JAMES H. CARLETON,
Colonel First California Volunteers, Commanding.
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN California,
Los Angeles, Cal., April 3, 1862,
Colonel First California Volunteers, Commanding.
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN California,
Los Angeles, Cal., April 3, 1862,
Maj. E. A. RIGG,
First Infantry California Vols., Comdg. at Fort Yuma, Cal. :
First Infantry California Vols., Comdg. at Fort Yuma, Cal. :
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: Los Angeles, Cal..
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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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