Letter
Richard C. Drum, December 9, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
San Francisco, Cal., December 9, 1861.
COMMANDING OFFICER, Camp at or near Oak Grove:
SIR: The general commanding the department desires you to hold and keep securely guarded the state prisoners, Showalter and party, until further orders. :
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
RICHARD C. DRUM,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Lieutenant Cutler will forward this by express to the officer having
the prisoners in charge.
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Lieutenant Cutler will forward this by express to the officer having
the prisoners in charge.
By order:
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: San Francisco, Cal..
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 1
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