Letter

Richd. C. Drum to Edward McGarry, January 6, 1862

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,

Maj. EDWARD McGarry, Second Cavalry California Vols., Comdg. Fort Seward, Cal. : Str: Lam directed by the general commanding the department to say that your action in removing the troops from Fort Seward to Humboldt is approved.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

RICHD. C. DRUM,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
SAN FRANCISCO, January 7, 1862.
ADJUTANT-GENERAL:
The Governor declines to make appointments for the new regiments
of infantry and seven companies of cavalry until notified by War
Department. Please telegraph the Governor.
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 ↗