Order
W. S. Hancock to William S. Hancock, April 29, 1861
SPECIAL ORDERS, HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
April 29, 1861.
No. 68. j San Francisco, April 29, 1861. 1. Fort Mojave will be abandoned and the garrison and public property remoyed to Los Angeles. * * * * * * *
By command of Brigadier-General Sumner:
Assistant Adjutant-General.
San Francisco, April 29, 1861.
Capt. W. S. HANCOCK,
Assistant Quartermaster, U. K. Army, Los Angeles, Cal. :
San Francisco, April 29, 1861.
Capt. W. S. HANCOCK,
Assistant Quartermaster, U. K. Army, Los Angeles, Cal. :
SIR: I inclose you an order* for the abandonment of Fort Mojave,
and now give the following directions from the general commanding,
viz:
Send your train out as early as possible; send sufficiently in advance notification
and now give the following directions from the general commanding,
viz:
Send your train out as early as possible; send sufficiently in advance notification
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Summary: Brigadier-General Sumner orders Captain W. S. Hancock to abandon Fort Mojave and relocate the garrison and property to Los Angeles, instructing early notification and transport arrangements.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 1
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