Letter
Rvol L, Pt I to J. G. Downey, September 6, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
San Francisco, Oal., September 6, 1861.
Governor J. G. DOWNEY, Sacramento City, Cal.: The appointment of Maj. A. J. Smith, of the First Dragoons, as colonel of cavalry would be much the bestone for the service. Lieutenant
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Kellogg is not a cavalry officer; he would make an excellent lieutenantcolonel of infantry. The other two appointments I should be well satisfied with.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: San Francisco, Oal..
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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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