Letter
Unknown to Enoch Steen, May 13, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
San Francisco, May 13, 1861.
Maj. ENOCH STEEN, First Dragoons, Commanding Fort Walla Walla, Wash. Ter. : MAJOR: Your communication of April 16 has been received, and the general commanding the department directs me to say in reply that he approves your compliance with the requisition of the superintendent of Indian affairs in detaching Captain Smith’s company. The general also approves of your suggestions with reference to this summer’s operations on the emigrant road, taking care, however, that your post is at all times properly garrisoned. I am, major,
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: San Francisco. Summary: The Department of the Pacific approves Major Steen's detachment of Captain Smith's company and supports his plans for summer operations on the emigrant road while ensuring Fort Walla Walla remains properly garrisoned.
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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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