Letter
Unknown, July 11, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT*OF THE ‘PACIFIC,
San Francisco, July 11, 1861.
Commanding Navy-Yard, Mare Island, Cal. : _ CAPTAIN: I have received an order to act in concert with the Navy in preventing the secessionists from getting a foothold in Lower California, I have written to Commodore Montgomery on the subject, and told him that I should be prepared to act at all times. The revenue cutter Joe Lane has been ordered to San Diego, and I think with reference to this matter—the captain informs me that the guns he has are old and unserviceable, and he wants very much a 24-pounder—I would respectfully suggest whether it might not be well to lend him a gun of this kind if you have one to spare.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Brigadier-General, U. N. Army, Commanding.
San Francisco, July 11, 1861.
IRA P. RANKIN, Esq.,
U. S. Collector, Port of San Francisco, Cal.:
San Francisco, July 11, 1861.
IRA P. RANKIN, Esq.,
U. S. Collector, Port of San Francisco, Cal.:
SIR: I am inclined to think that it would be well just at this time to
require all vessels entering or going out of the harbor to show their
colors. If you think it advisable, could you not give them this order
through the pilots and tide waiters? As the matter now stands, ves:
require all vessels entering or going out of the harbor to show their
colors. If you think it advisable, could you not give them this order
through the pilots and tide waiters? As the matter now stands, ves:
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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