Order
Lorenzo Thomas to Edwin V. Sumner, March 23, 1861
SPECIAL ORDERS, WAR DEPT., ADJT. GENERAL’S OFFICE,
March 23, 1861.
No. 86. Washington, March 23, 1861. Brigadier-General Sumner will, without delay, repair to San Francisco and relieve Brevet Brigadier-General Johnston in the command of the Department of the Pacific, whereupon the latter will return to Washington to receive further orders. By order:
L. THOMAS,
Adjutant-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Summary: L. Thomas directs Brigadier-General Sumner to promptly assume command of the Department of the Pacific in San Francisco, replacing Brevet Brigadier-General Johnston who will return to Washington.
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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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