Letter
Unknown to R. C. Drum, August 25, 1861
FORT CROOK, CAL.
FORT CROOK, CAL., August 25, 1861.
Assistant Adjutant-General, U. S. Army, San Francisco, Cal. :
CAPTAIN: I have the honor to inclose Lieutenant Feilner’s report.
As I have but twenty-eight horses now in the company altogether, it is impossible to do anything with these Indians this fall. In case that I get horses to fill up company complement, I will go over with the company when the first snow falls.
very respectfully, your obedient servant, Second Lieutenant, First Dragoons, Commanding.
FORT CROOK, OAL., August 23, 1861.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: FORT CROOK, CAL.. Summary: A Second Lieutenant at Fort Crook informs Assistant Adjutant-General Drum that insufficient horses prevent effective action against local Indians until winter reinforcements arrive.
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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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