Letter

Richd. C. Drum to George Wright, July 2, 1861

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,

> San Francisco, Cal., July 2, 1861. Col. GEORGE WRIGHT, Ninth Regiment of Infantry,

SIR: Captain Pickett, Ninth Infantry, having tendered his resignation as an officer of the Army, the general commanding the department desires you to withdraw the company at present on San Juan Island, substituting therefor one having a captain in command.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

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