Letter

Unknown to William S. Ketchum, September 5, 1861

San Francisco

Maj. W. S. KETCHUM, Commanding San Bernardino, Cal. :

An exigency has made it necessary to send the two infantry companies from Los Angeles to Fort Yuma. – If you think it necessary send a part of your command to replace them.

Brigadier-General, U. S. Army, Commanding.

Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: San Francisco.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 1 View original source ↗