Letter
R. Patterson to E. OC. WEAVER, Ordnance Officer, May 2, 1861
HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARTILLERY,
May 2, 1861.
First Bric., First Div., PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS, Philadelphia, Pa., May 2, 1861.
Maj. E. OC. WEAVER, Ordnance Officer :
Sre: I have to report that the arms with which I have been provided are unfit for service. Some five or six have had the springs broken in cocking them.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
F. EK. PATTERSON,
Colonel First Pennsylvania Artillery.
HEADQUARTERS First REGIMENT INFANTRY,
First Bric., First Dry., PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS,
Colonel First Pennsylvania Artillery.
HEADQUARTERS First REGIMENT INFANTRY,
First Bric., First Dry., PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS,
Philadelphia, Pa., May 2, 1861.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 1861.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 2
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