Letter
Unknown to Colonel, December 30, 1863
HEADQUARTERS HUMBOLDT MILITARY DISTRICT,
Fort Gaston, Cal., December 30, 1863.
COLONEL:
very respectfully report the following: On the day of my
arrival at this post, 22d instant, information was brought by a friendly
Indian that he had discovered where hostile Indians were living in loghouses, to which they resorted after committing depredations or when
pressed by scouting parties. Lieut. Thomas Middleton, Company O,
First Battalion Mountaineers, California Volunteers, with thirty men of
Indian that he had discovered where hostile Indians were living in loghouses, to which they resorted after committing depredations or when
pressed by scouting parties. Lieut. Thomas Middleton, Company O,
First Battalion Mountaineers, California Volunteers, with thirty men of
same company, was at once dispatched, accompanied by Indian guides.
Lieutenant Middleton found the place as described on the 25th instant,
but he was not prepared to take it. In making a reconnaissance, one of
his men, Private Leonard, received a severe and dangerous gunshot
Lieutenant Middleton found the place as described on the 25th instant,
but he was not prepared to take it. In making a reconnaissance, one of
his men, Private Leonard, received a severe and dangerous gunshot
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: Fort Gaston, Cal.. Summary: A military officer reports dispatching Lieutenant Middleton with thirty men to locate hostile Indians in loghouses, resulting in a reconnaissance where Private Leonard is severely wounded.
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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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