Letter
W. Scott Ketchum, October 21, 1861
HEADQUARTERS,
Camp near San Bernardino, Cal., October 21, 1861.
ASSISTANT ADJUTANT-GENERAL, U.S. Army, Headquarters Department of the Pacific, San Francisco, Cal. : STR: Yesterday three companies of cavalry (California volunteers), aggregate 272, reached this place for duty in this section of the country. To-day Companies A, D, and F, Fourth Infantry, aggregate 169, will leave this place for San Pedro, Cal., in obedience to department orders. So soon as transportation shall be furnished I shall leave this – post with Companies G and K, Fourth Infantry, and Company E, Ninth Infantry, for San Pedro, Cal., in obedience to department orders. I applied to district headquarters several days since for transportation, and am looking daily for its arrival.
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
W. SCOTT KETCHUM,
Major Fourth Infantry, Commanding.
HDQRS. FIRST CAVALRY California VOLUNTEERS,
Major Fourth Infantry, Commanding.
HDQRS. FIRST CAVALRY California VOLUNTEERS,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: Camp near San Bernardino, Cal..
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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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