Letter
Unknown, October 21, 1861
Camp near San Bernardino, Cal.
Camp near San Bernardino, Cal., October 21, 1861.
ASSISTANT ADJUTANT-GENERAL, U.S. Army, Headquarters Department of the Pacific, San Francisco, Cal. : STR: Yesterday three companies of cavalry (California volunteers), aggregate 272, reached this place for duty in this section of the country. To-day Companies A, D, and F, Fourth Infantry, aggregate 169, will leave this place for San Pedro, Cal., in obedience to department orders. So soon as transportation shall be furnished I shall leave this – post with Companies G and K, Fourth Infantry, and Company E, Ninth Infantry, for San Pedro, Cal., in obedience to department orders. I applied to district headquarters several days since for transportation, and am looking daily for its arrival.
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
Major Fourth Infantry, Commanding.
Camp Carleton, October 21, 1861.
Commanding Los Angeles District, Los Angeles:
My DEAR COLONEL: I arrived here yesterday morning about 12
Camp Carleton, October 21, 1861.
Commanding Los Angeles District, Los Angeles:
My DEAR COLONEL: I arrived here yesterday morning about 12
o’clock, being the fifth day after leaving Camp Latham. I found it
necessary, in order to follow your instructions about avoiding the Cocomungo Desert, that I should camp on the Santa Ana River about ten
miles from San Bernardino on the night of the fourth day. My camps
throughout the march were favorably located with plenty of fuel and
necessary, in order to follow your instructions about avoiding the Cocomungo Desert, that I should camp on the Santa Ana River about ten
miles from San Bernardino on the night of the fourth day. My camps
throughout the march were favorably located with plenty of fuel and
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: Camp near San Bernardino, Cal..
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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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