Order
William S. Ketchum, March 4, 1861
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
March 4, 1861.
No. 25. J San Francisco, March 4, 1861. Companies A and B, Third Artillery, will take post at the fort at Fort Point. On their arrival Company I, Third Artillery, will resume its station at the Presidio.
By command of Brigadier-General Johnston:
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., March 5, 1861.
Maj. WILLIAM S. KETCHUM,
Fourth Infantry, Commanding Fort Dalles, Oreg. :
Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., March 5, 1861.
Maj. WILLIAM S. KETCHUM,
Fourth Infantry, Commanding Fort Dalles, Oreg. :
MAJOR: The superintendent of Indian affairs fears an attack by
the Snake Indians on the Warm Springs Reservation, should Lieutenant Gregg’s detachment be withdrawn. The colonel commanding
the district directs that Lieutenant Gregg remain there until further
orders, and that you supply him with subsistence to enable him to
the Snake Indians on the Warm Springs Reservation, should Lieutenant Gregg’s detachment be withdrawn. The colonel commanding
the district directs that Lieutenant Gregg remain there until further
orders, and that you supply him with subsistence to enable him to
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Summary: Brigadier-General Johnston orders troop movements in California while Major Ketchum is instructed to maintain Lieutenant Gregg's detachment at Warm Springs Reservation to prevent a Snake Indian attack.
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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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