Letter
Unknown to Mr. Walker, September 2, 1861
COLUMBIA
COLUMBIA, September 2, 1861.
Hon. Mr. WALKER, Secretary of War:
Will you allow me eight more companies for the war and formation of another regiment—the President to appoint, as he desires—Colonel Drayton to command? Please let me know.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, 1861–62. Location: COLUMBIA. Summary: An unidentified author requests Secretary of War Walker to authorize eight additional companies to form a new regiment under Colonel Drayton's command during the 1861 Civil War.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 6
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