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Unknown to Simon Cameron, August 8, 1861
NEw York
NEw York, August 8, 1861.
Hon. SIMON CAMERON, Secretary of War:
Has the order for the formation of the First Regiment of Oregon Rifles, Oregon quota, accepted for the war by the Department, been revoked, as reported by the papers to-day? If so, must I disband my companies?
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: NEw York. Summary: An Oregon military organizer urgently inquires whether the War Department has revoked the formation order for the First Regiment of Oregon Rifles amid Civil War mobilization.
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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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