Letter
Lippitt to John H. Ketcham, April 21, 1862
Fort Humboldt
Fort Humboldt, April 21, 1862.
Captain KETCHAM, Third Infantry California Volunteers: A band of hostile Indians is reported to me in a communication,* of which a copy is herewith furnished you, to be now encamped on the Van Dusen, opposite MeEntee’s Crossing. You will proceed immediately to
By order of Colonel Lippitt:
Very respectfully, yours,
First Lieut. and Adjt. Second Infantry California Vols.,
(Copy to Lieutenant Staples, Third Infantry California Volunteers.)
First Lieut. and Adjt. Second Infantry California Vols.,
(Copy to Lieutenant Staples, Third Infantry California Volunteers.)
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: Fort Humboldt.
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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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