Letter
Richd. C. Drum to George A. H. Blake, July 6, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
San Francisco, July 6, 1861.
Lieut. Col. GEORGE A. H. BLAKE, First Dragoons, U. S. Army, Comdg. Fort Churchill, Nev. Ter.: SIR: The general commanding the department directs me to say that if in your judgment the company of the Sixth Regiment of Infantry which recently arrived at Fort Churchill is no longer required for the protection of that post you will order it to take post at Benicia Barracks.
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. Summary: Richard C. Drum instructs George A. H. Blake to relocate the Sixth Infantry Company from Fort Churchill to Benicia Barracks if their protection is deemed unnecessary.
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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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