Letter

William W. Mackall to George Wright, April 25, 1861

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,

Col. GEORGE WRIGHT, Ninth Infantry, Comdg. District of Oregon, Fort Vancouver: Brigadier-General Sumner, commanding the department, directs you to send the light battery of the Third Artillery, guns, horses, and men, by the first steamer to this place. Lieutenant-Colonel Swords will prepare transportation. I am, sir,

very respectfully, your obedient servant,

W. W. MACKALL,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: San Francisco.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 1 View original source ↗