Order
Unknown to Captain E. D. Shirland, April 9, 1862
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DIST. OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA,
April 9, 1862.
No. 45. $ New San Pedro, Cal., April 9, 1862. I. Capt. E. D. Shirland, First Cavalry California Volunteers, will be prepared to take up his line of march from Camp Drum, near New San Pedro, Cal., to-morrow, the 10th instant, at 12 m., with Company O, First Cavalry California Volunteers. Captain Shirland’s company will move prepared for active field service in strict accordance with General Orders, No. 3, current series, from these headquarters. By order of Colonel Carleton:
First Lieut., First Infty. California Vols., Actg. Asst. Adjt. Gen.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Summary: Captain E. D. Shirland is ordered to lead Company O of the First California Cavalry from Camp Drum to active field service starting April 10, 1862, under Colonel Carleton's command.
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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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