Letter
Winfield Scott to H. L. Scott, June 3, 1861
HEADQUARTERS
HEADQUARTERS, June 3, 1861.
Col. H. L. Scott, U. S. Army, New York: Concert with Col. William B. Franklin, Brevoort House, and Colonel Tompkins, quartermaster, to arrest General A. S. Johnston, on his arrival in New York, perhaps by sending by means of the pilot-boat. HEADQUARTERS, June 3, 1861.
COMMANDING OFFICER DEPARTMENT OF THE WEST:
(Care Maj. S. Williams, Asst. Adjt. Gen., Saint Louis, Mo.)
The Secretary of War directs that you arrest General A. S. Johnston,
if he returns from California by overland route.
: WINFIELD SCOTT.
The Secretary of War directs that you arrest General A. S. Johnston,
if he returns from California by overland route.
: WINFIELD SCOTT.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: HEADQUARTERS. Summary: Winfield Scott instructs coordination to arrest General A. S. Johnston upon his arrival in New York or if he returns from California via overland route, following the Secretary of War's directive.
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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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