Letter
W. H. Gardner to Ira P. Rankin, July 10, 1861
Mare Island
Mare Island, July 10, 1861.
Hon. IRA P. RANKIN, Collector of Customs, San Francisco, Cal. :
SIR : Your communication of July 9 has been received, and in reply would inform you that we have only one gun of the description referred to in your letter, and that is required for service at this station in the event of its use being necessary. We have several 32-pounder iron guns of 27 hundredweight; also a number of 24-pounders, iron, of 31 hundred weight, which can be furnished if required.
with great respect, your obedient servant,
W. H. GARDNER,
Commandant.
SPECIAL ORDERS, HDQRs. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
No. 125. San Francisco, July 12, 1861.
Commandant.
SPECIAL ORDERS, HDQRs. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
No. 125. San Francisco, July 12, 1861.
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IV. Lieut. Col. George Andrews, Sixth Infantry, will without delay
proceed to and assume command of Fort Yuma. Upon being relieved,
Major Cady, Sixth Infantry, will repair to Benicia Barracks and report
IV. Lieut. Col. George Andrews, Sixth Infantry, will without delay
proceed to and assume command of Fort Yuma. Upon being relieved,
Major Cady, Sixth Infantry, will repair to Benicia Barracks and report
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: Mare Island.
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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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