Letter
Richd. C. Drum to James H. Carleton, June 28, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIO,
San Francisco, Cal., June 28, 1861.
Bvt. Maj. JAMES H. CARLETON, Captain, First Regiment of Dragoons, Commanding Camp Fitzgerald, Los Angeles, Cal. :
SIR: Your letter of the 23d instant having been submitted to the general commanding the department, he instructs me to say in reply that the location and establishment of camps for your command is left optional with you. He desires, however, that in making these changes you should keep constantly in view the perfect security of the Government depot at Los Angeles.
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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