Letter
Wink Ds: Hancock to W. W. MacKall, May 12, 1861
ASSISTANT QUARTERMASTER’S OFFICE,
Los Angeles, Cal., May 12, 1861.
MAJOR: There was no trouble here whatever to-day. Having failed to do what they had promised to do, I have no anxiety for the future. Those intending to parade here to-day thought better of it. The fact is, their principal advisers, or those to whom the turbulent spirits looked to for countenance, have found that they were being compromised in an affair for which they were not prepared. The Union men have been quite busy during the last few days in organizing for the purpose of commanding order, and have found their numbers so formidable that, together with the moral effect produced by the reported proximity of troops, they have but little fear for the future. I am, sir,
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
WINK DS: HANCOCK,
Captain and Assistant Quartermaster.
May 12, 1861.
Maj. W. W. MACKALL,
Captain and Assistant Quartermaster.
May 12, 1861.
Maj. W. W. MACKALL,
MAJOR: I have the honor to report, for the information of the general commanding the department, that a few days ago a party of eighty
warriors from this reservation returned from the Snake country, where
they had been to recover horses stolen from them by the Snakes at
various times during the last year. The party had but small success,
warriors from this reservation returned from the Snake country, where
they had been to recover horses stolen from them by the Snakes at
various times during the last year. The party had but small success,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: Los Angeles, Cal..
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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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