Letter
Richd. C. Drum to James H. Carleton, December 24, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
San Francisco, Cal., December 24, 1861.
Col. JAMES H. CARLETON, First Infantry California Volunteers,
SIR: Lam instructed to say that the request contained in your letter of the 15th instant is approved. The general commanding the department desires you to move your troops to such points as you may deem best. The general approves instructions contained in your letter to Major Rigg relative to the Showalter party, as also those in your letter addressed to Lieutenant-Colonel Eyre. The articles required for your command will be forwarded as fast as possible.
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, Cal..
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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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