Letter
W. Seawell, August 29, 1861
HEADQUARTERS,
Benicia Barracks, Cal., August 29, 1861.
ASSISTANT ADJUTANT-GENERAL, Department of the Pacific, San Francisco, Cal. :
Str: In compliance with your order of yesterday and that of to-day from the commanding general by telegraph, I have ordered in camp two of the companies of the Sixth Infantry at this post—E, the company mentioned by you, and K, Captain Hendricksows. The former company will occupy close to the new arsenal, and the latter near the old ordnance buildings. If in thus disposing of these companies I have not comprehended the general’s wishes, please inform me.
I have the honor to be, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
W. SEAWELL,
Colonel Siath Infantry, Commanding.
P. S.—A guard of two non-commissioned officers and sixteen privates
will be placed over the magazine.
Colonel Siath Infantry, Commanding.
P. S.—A guard of two non-commissioned officers and sixteen privates
will be placed over the magazine.
Was:
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: Benicia Barracks, Cal..
Topics
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 1
View original source ↗