Letter
R. ©. Drum to James H. Carleton, May 30, 1862
San Francisco, Cal., May 30, 1862.
Col. JAMES H. CARLETON, First Infty. California Vols., Comdg. Column from California: SIR: Inclosed I have the honor to transmit, by direction of the general commanding the department, General Orders, No. 29, from the War Department. It is probable that your command may enter the Depart ment of New Mexico. You will nevertheless act under the orders of the general commanding the Department of the Pacific, and make your returns as usual to these headquarters.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
R. ©. DRUM,
Assistant Adjutant- General.
[Sub-inclosure.]
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: San Francisco, Cal.. Summary: R. ©. Drum instructs Colonel James H. Carleton to follow Department of the Pacific orders and report regularly despite potential deployment to New Mexico 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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