Letter
Lorenzo Thomas to G. Wright, January 18, 1862
WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJUTANT-GENERAL’S OFFICE,
Washington, January 18, 1862.
Brig. Gen. G. WRIGHT, San Francisco, Cal. :
GENERAL: In answer to your communication of December 10, I am directed to authorize you to modify the acceptance given Colonel Cornelius to include only four companies, should you deem the best interests of the service so require it. The Quartermaster-General, under present instructions, cannot purchase.any more horses, but those left by the First Cavalry can be used for this regiment should you see fit so to direct,
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
epee is San Francisco, Cal., January 18, 1862.
Brig. Gen. LORENZO THOMAS,
Adjutant-General U. S. Army, Washington, D. 0.:
epee is San Francisco, Cal., January 18, 1862.
Brig. Gen. LORENZO THOMAS,
Adjutant-General U. S. Army, Washington, D. 0.:
GENERAL: Since my communications of the 9th and 10th instant T
have been forwarding troops and supplies to the southern district
preparatory to the advance of Colonel Carleton’s expedition. At this
moment if is utterly impossible for troops or supplies to move into
have been forwarding troops and supplies to the southern district
preparatory to the advance of Colonel Carleton’s expedition. At this
moment if is utterly impossible for troops or supplies to move into
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: Washington. Summary: Lorenzo Thomas authorizes General Wright to reduce Colonel Cornelius's regiment to four companies and advises using leftover horses due to Quartermaster-General's suspension of horse purchases in 1862.
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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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