Letter
Unknown to Edward D. Townsend, October 2, 1861
San Francisco
San Francisco, October 2, 1861.
Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General, U. 8S. Army, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C.: COLONEL: I have received your letter of the 9th ultimo. I have given orders for the concentration of the regulars, as fast as they can be relieved by the volunteers, but this will be a work of some time, as the regiments of foot volunteers fill up very slowly and some of the posts in Oregon are very remote. Shall I send the regiments of regulars to the East as fast as I can collect them?
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Brigadier-General, U. S. Army, Commanding.
Washington, October 2, 1861.
Brigadier-General MANSFIELD, U. S. Army,
Washington, D. O.:
Washington, October 2, 1861.
Brigadier-General MANSFIELD, U. S. Army,
Washington, D. O.:
SIR: Instead of proceeding to the Pacific, as directed in Special
Orders, No. 160, of the 30th September, the General-in-Chief directs
that you repair to Fort Monroe, Va., and report to Major-General Wool
without delay.
Orders, No. 160, of the 30th September, the General-in-Chief directs
that you repair to Fort Monroe, Va., and report to Major-General Wool
without delay.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: San Francisco.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 1
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