Order
Simon Cameron, April 26, 1861
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
April 26, 1861.
No. 66. San Francisco, April 26, 1861. Companies G and M, Third Artillery, will be sent by the commander of the District of Oregon to this place.
By command of Brigadier-General Sumner: =
Assistant Adjutant- General.
New York, April 27, 1861.
Hon. SIMON CAMERON,
Secretary of War:
New York, April 27, 1861.
Hon. SIMON CAMERON,
Secretary of War:
SIR: Acting on the inclosed, I have organized an infantry regiment
substantially on the basis of the New York laws. I respectfully ask
the Department to accept their services. Nothing can be more just to
the sentiments of California and Oregon or do more to keep them loyal
substantially on the basis of the New York laws. I respectfully ask
the Department to accept their services. Nothing can be more just to
the sentiments of California and Oregon or do more to keep them loyal
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Summary: Simon Cameron requests War Department acceptance of a newly organized infantry regiment from California and Oregon to ensure their loyalty during the Civil War.
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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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