Letter
Richd. C. Drum to George A. H. Blake, September 17, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
San Francisco, September 17, 1861.
Lieut. Col. GEORGE A. H. BLAKE, First Dragoons, Commanding Fort Churchill, Nev. Ter.:
SIR: The general commanding the department desires me to say that should the officer in command of the company of dragoons find upon his arrival at Ruby Valley that there are any Indians in that vicinity at the distance of forty or fifty miles, that it would be necessary to visit, I wish him to do so.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
RICHD. C. DRUM,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
RED BLUFF, September 17, 1861—12.40 p. m.
General SUMNER:
Assistant Adjutant-General.
RED BLUFF, September 17, 1861—12.40 p. m.
General SUMNER:
First Company Siskiyou Cavalry leaves here Friday. Any orders?
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: San Francisco.
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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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