Order
Unknown to Lieutenant Colonel H. Lee, November 4, 1861
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON,
November 4, 1861.
No. 53. $ Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., November 4, 1861.
I. Lieut. Col. H. Lee, with Companies A (Rowell’s) and O (Wests), Fourth Infantry California Volunteers, will take post at Fort Walla Walla, Wash. Ter., and relieve the present garrison. The command will be in readiness to move at 8 a. m. to-morrow, and will proceed to its destination with as much expedition as possible.
II. Captain Magruder, First Cavalry, when relieved will proceed to this post with his command. The quartermaster’s department will furnish the necessary transportation for these movements.
By order of Lieutenant-Colonel Cady:
First Lieut., Third Artillery, Acting Assistant Adjutant- General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Summary: Lieutenant Colonel H. Lee is ordered to move Companies A and O of the Fourth Infantry California Volunteers to Fort Walla Walla to relieve the current garrison and prepare for immediate deployment.
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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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