Letter
Unknown to James S. Wadsworth, November 18, 1862
HEADQUARTERS DEPARIMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
San Francisco, November 18, 1862.
Adjutant-General U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.:
GENERAL: I have the honor to inclose herewith a copy of a letter» from Col. P. E. Connor, Third Infantry California Volunteers, commanding the District of Utah, dated November 6, 1862, also a copy of the report of Maj. E. McGarry, Second Cavalry California Volunteers, detailing the result of his expedition to capture guerrillas and punish Indians engaged in the late massacres on the Humboldt River. The swift retributive punishment which has been meted out to those Indians will doubtless have the effect of preventing a repetition of their barbarities. It is the only way to deal with those savages.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant, Brigadier-General, U. S. Army, Commanding.
[Inclosure.] Camp Douglas, Utah, November 6, 1862.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: San Francisco. Summary: Brigadier General reports to the Adjutant-General on a military expedition in Utah that swiftly punishes Native American groups responsible for recent Humboldt River massacres to prevent further attacks.
Topics
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 1
View original source ↗