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Unknown to R. C. Drum, July 4, 1861
CAMP SUMNER
CAMP SUMNER, July 4, 1861.
Capt. R. C. Drum, Assistant Adjutant-General, Hdqrs. Department of the Pacific: CAPTAIN: There are many rumors in circulation about the movement of troops. If Camp Sumner is to be continued, and it is compatible with the public service, I shall be glad to be retained in cominand of the camp. This application is only made under the supposition that the major commanding may be sent upon other duty. I am, captain,
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Captain, Fourth Infantry.
‘ San Francisco, July 5, 1861.
Captain, First Dragoons, U. X. Army,
Commanding Camp Fitzgerald, Los Angeles, Cal. :
‘ San Francisco, July 5, 1861.
Captain, First Dragoons, U. X. Army,
Commanding Camp Fitzgerald, Los Angeles, Cal. :
Sır: The general commanding the department thinks it not impossible, in consequence of the withdrawal of the troops from Forts Tejon and Mojave, that the Indians may be emboldened to make hostile
incursions on the settlements near their reservations. To guard against
this and at the same time afford the necessary protection to the citizens in those localities, he desires you, whenever you have reliable
information of offenses having been committed, to send out a detachment from your command under a discreet commissioned officer, to
incursions on the settlements near their reservations. To guard against
this and at the same time afford the necessary protection to the citizens in those localities, he desires you, whenever you have reliable
information of offenses having been committed, to send out a detachment from your command under a discreet commissioned officer, to
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: CAMP SUMNER.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 1
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