Letter
Unknown to T. L. Roberts, December 19, 1861
Los Angeles, Cal.
Los Angeles, Cal., December 19, 1861.
Commanding at San Diego, Cal.: SIR: Have your company got in perfect readiness for important field service connected with the re-establishment of Fort Mojave and of Fort
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Baker at Las Vegas, on the Salt Lake road. Have a drill atthe target, three shots per man a day for ten days, commencing at 100 yards and increasing ten yards each day. Have also two hours’ drill each day at skirmish drill. Make a tabular report of every shot to me. Be careful of your clothing; have it carefully mended, particularly the men’s shoes.
Respectfully, &e.,
Colonel First California Volunteers, Commanding.
San Francisco, December 20, 1861—2 p.m.
Adjutant-General U. S. Army, Washington, D. 0.:
GENERAL: My reports and returns already made, and which you will
San Francisco, December 20, 1861—2 p.m.
Adjutant-General U. S. Army, Washington, D. 0.:
GENERAL: My reports and returns already made, and which you will
receive with this, will inform you of the strength of my command. The
troops are in good condition, and improving in discipline and instruction. The country is generally quiet. In the southwestern portion of
the State the sympathizers with rebellion are numerous, and small
parties are constantly organizing with a view to pass the frontier; but
troops are in good condition, and improving in discipline and instruction. The country is generally quiet. In the southwestern portion of
the State the sympathizers with rebellion are numerous, and small
parties are constantly organizing with a view to pass the frontier; but
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: Los Angeles, Cal..
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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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