Letter

Richd. C. Drum to James H. Carleton, October 26, 1861

Author
Richd. C. Drum
Recipient
James H. Carleton
Date
October 26, 1861
Type
Letter
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
San Francisco, Cal., October 26, 1861.

Col. JAMES H. CARLETON, California Vols., Comdg. District of Southern California:

SIR: I am directed by the general commanding the department to acknowledge the receipt of a letter addressed by you to certain citizens of Santa Barbara County and to say in reply that two companies of volunteer infantry will be sent to Santa Barbara so soon as they can be organized.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

RICHD. C. DRUM,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN California,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: San Francisco, Cal..
Topics
1861Civil WarField ReportsMilitary CorrespondenceMilitary Operations
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 1 View original source ↗
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