Letter
Richd. C. Drum to Julian McAllister, July 29, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
San Prancisco, July 29, 1861.
Capt. JULIAN MCALLISTER, Ordnance Corps, Commanding Benicia Arsenal, Benicia, Cal. : SIR: The general commanding the department desires you to invoice to Lieutenant-Colonel Blake, First Dragoons, commanding Fort Churchill, Ney. Ter., 200 muskets, with the necessary equipments, and 6,000 rounds of ammunition suited to the same. The muskets will be of the pattern usually issued to States and Territories. The general wishes you to forward these arms at the earliest possible moment.
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 Prancisco.
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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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