Letter
Richd. C. Drum to Alfred Cady, December 3, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
San Francisco, Cal., December 3, 1861.
Lieut. Col. A. CADY, Seventh Infantry, Commanding District of Oregon, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter. :
Str: The general commanding the department has this day directed raising and organizing the regiment of infantry authorized by the Secretary of War. The general wishes you to give the colonel in the performance of these duties the aid of your experience. You will give Colonel Steinberger the use of any quarters which may be needed at
Vancouver, and furnish him with any supplies of clothing, arms, equipments, &¢., which may be available at that post or the depot, on the requisitions of the colonel, without further reference.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
RICHD. C. DRUM,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRs. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
No. 225. } San Francisco, Cal., December 3, 1861.
Assistant Adjutant-General.
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRs. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
No. 225. } San Francisco, Cal., December 3, 1861.
I. Col. Justus Steinberger having been mustered into the service of
the United States and specially authorized by the Honorable Secretary
of War to raise and organize a regiment of infantry in the Territory of
Washington and the country adjacent thereto, he will repair to Fort
the United States and specially authorized by the Honorable Secretary
of War to raise and organize a regiment of infantry in the Territory of
Washington and the country adjacent thereto, he will repair to Fort
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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