Letter
Richd. C. Drum to Messrs. Babcock Forbes, July 13, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
San Francisco, July 13, 1861.
Messrs. BABCOCK & FORBES, Agents Pacific Mail Steamship Company, San Francisco, Cal. : GENTLEMEN: Having ascertained that there are no gun carriages at the ordnance depot at Benicia suitable for vessels, the general commanding the department directs me to inform you that he will not be able to furnish the kind of carriage required. The guns and ammunition will be supplied as stated in my former letter.
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.
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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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