Letter

Richd. C. Drum to Benjamin L. Beall, October 4, 1861

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,

Col. BENJAMIN L. BEALL, First Cavalry, Commanding District of Oregon :

Sir: The general commanding the department desires you to inform the acting Governor of Washington Territory that the exigencies of the service will not permit the issue of arms to any other than those mustered into the service of the United States.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

RICHD. C. DRUM,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN California,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: San Francisco, Cal..
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 1 View original source ↗