Letter
William W. Mackall to Second Lieut. D. McM. GREGG, March 1, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
San Francisco, March 1, 1861.
Second Lieut. D. McM. GREGG, First Dragoons, Comdg. at Warm Springs Reservation, Oreg.: SIR: Your letter of February 12 has been submitted to the commanding general. No change will be made for the present and he directs you to estimate for your supplies on The Dalles from time to time as you may need them. I am, sir,
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
W. W. MACKALL,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
MARCH 22, 1861.
DEAR GENERAL: Prepare to sail from New York the first of the next
Assistant Adjutant-General.
MARCH 22, 1861.
DEAR GENERAL: Prepare to sail from New York the first of the next
month to relieve Brevet Brigadier-General Johnston, in the command
of the Pacific Department, say for a tour of some years. The order to
sail, &c., will reach you by the next mail, but remain unpublished till
you are on the Pacific Ocean, for confidential reasons.
of the Pacific Department, say for a tour of some years. The order to
sail, &c., will reach you by the next mail, but remain unpublished till
you are on the Pacific Ocean, for confidential reasons.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: San Francisco.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 1
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