Letter
Simon Cameron to William H. Seward, June 8, 1861
WAR DEPARTMENT,
June 8, 1861.
June 8, 1861, Hon. W. H. SEWARD,
Secretary of State:
SIR: In accordance with your suggestion of the 4th instant the commander of the forces on the Pacific Coast will be instructed to take
*See Special Orders, No. 97, p. 502.
measures to prevent the execution of any design that may be entertained by the insurgents of seizing Lower California.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
S. CAMERON,
Secretary of War.
Secretary of War.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Summary: Secretary of War S. Cameron informs Secretary of State W. H. Seward that Pacific Coast forces will be instructed to prevent Confederate attempts to seize Lower California.
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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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