Letter
R. Drum to H. M. Black, April 23, 1864
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
San Francisco, Cal., April 23, 1864.
Col. H. M. BLACK, i Sixth Infantry California Vols., Comdg. Dist. of Humboldt: SIR: The general commanding has read with much interest and satisfaction your report of the 7th instant, as also the accompanying
*See report of Capt. William E. Hull, May 15, p. 261.
reports of officers under your command, relative to operations in the District of Humboldt against hostile Indians. The energy and zeal displayed by both officers and men of the Sixth Infantry and Battalion of Mountaineers entitles them to the general’s warmest thanks.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
R. ©. DRUM,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: San Francisco, Cal.. Summary: R. Drum commends Col. H. M. Black and his officers for their successful military operations against hostile Indians in the Humboldt District during 1864.
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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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