Letter
Richd. C. Drum to Andrew J. Smith, October 31, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
San Francisco, Cal., October 31, 1861.
Col. A. J. SMITH, Commanding Second Cavalry, Camp Alert, Cal.:
SIR: The general commanding the department desires you to have the company directed in Special Orders, No. 206, to proceed to Fort Seward (a new post being established on Eel River, in this State) in readiness to start on Monday next. The route has not yet been determined on, and there is therefore no specific time stated for its departure, As soon as this is fixed you will be informed.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
RICHD. C. DRUM,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: San Francisco, Cal..
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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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