Letter

| P. O. Hebert to Samuel Cooper, 1861-11-95

Galveston, November 95, 1861.

. General S. COOPER,

Adjutant and Inspector- General C. S. A., Richmond, Va. :

SIR: I have the honor to inclose herewith, for the information of the Secretary of War, a communication from Lieut. Col. John R. Baylor, First Regiment Texas Mounted Rifles, informing that California is on the eve of a revolution, and recommending that the Southerners in that State be induced to join the Confederate States Army.

Ihave the honor to be,

very respectfully, your obedient servant,

Brigadier-General, P. A., Comdg. Dey’t of Texas.
[Inelosure.]

Editor's Notes
From: Operations in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, 1861. Location: Galveston. Summary: Brigadier General P. O. Hebert forwards Lieutenant Colonel John R. Baylor's report warning of a potential California revolution and urging recruitment of Southern sympathizers for the Confederate Army.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 4 View original source ↗