Letter
James H. Carleton to T. L. Roberts, December 19, 1861
Los Angeles, Cal.
Los Angeles, Cal., December 19, 1861.
Commanding at San Diego, Cal.: SIR: Have your company got in perfect readiness for important field service connected with the re-establishment of Fort Mojave and of Fort
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Baker at Las Vegas, on the Salt Lake road. Have a drill atthe target, three shots per man a day for ten days, commencing at 100 yards and increasing ten yards each day. Have also two hours’ drill each day at skirmish drill. Make a tabular report of every shot to me. Be careful of your clothing; have it carefully mended, particularly the men’s shoes.
Respectfully, &e.,
JAMES H. CARLETON,
Colonel First California Volunteers, Commanding.
Colonel First California Volunteers, Commanding.
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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