Letter
W. W. MacKatl to J. S. Ellis, February 20, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
San Francisco, February 20, 1861.
Capt. J. S. ELLIS, Commanding California Guard, San Francisco, CAL. :
DEAR SIR: The fort at Fort Point having lately been turned over to the troops of the engineers, and many preparations being required on the part of the troops to put itin proper order, the general is compelled to suspend the permission given by the Secretary of War to you to exercise your company therein until a more convenient season.
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
W. W. MACKATL,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: San Francisco. Summary: W. W. MacKatl informs J. S. Ellis that the California Guard's permission to use Fort Point is suspended due to ongoing military preparations and engineer troop occupancy.
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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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