Order
Lippitt to Lieut. Col. E. B. Babbitt, April 9, 1862
ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS HUMBOLDT MILITARY DISTRICT,
April 9, 1862.
No.4. $ Fort Humboldt, April 9, 1862. I. Every Indian captured in this district during the present war
who has been engaged in hostilities against the whites, present or
absent, will be hanged on the spot, women and children in all cases being spared. * * * * * * *
By order of Colonel Lippitt:
Acting Assistint Adjutant-General.
San Francisco, Cal., April 9, 1862.
First Regiment Oregon Cavalry, Portland, Oreg. :
COLONEL: Lieut. Col. E. B. Babbitt, deputy quartermaster-general, has
San Francisco, Cal., April 9, 1862.
First Regiment Oregon Cavalry, Portland, Oreg. :
COLONEL: Lieut. Col. E. B. Babbitt, deputy quartermaster-general, has
submitted to me a communication received by him from Lieut. D. W.
Porter, your regimental quartermaster, dated on the 2d instant. I will
* Omitted. © thank you to refer to that letter and take immediate measures to correct the irregularities referred to. Make requisitions for all the supplies
you may need on the chief of staff at these headquarters, and orders
Porter, your regimental quartermaster, dated on the 2d instant. I will
* Omitted. © thank you to refer to that letter and take immediate measures to correct the irregularities referred to. Make requisitions for all the supplies
you may need on the chief of staff at these headquarters, and orders
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861.
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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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