Order
Wright, December 16, 1861
SPECIAL ORDERS, } HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
December 16, 1861.
No. 235. San Francisco, Cal., December 16, 1861. 1. Company A, Third Artillery, Lieut. John B. Shinn commanding, will be sent without delay to Benicia Barracks, where it will be mounted and equipped as light artillery. * * E] * * * *
By order of Brigadier-General Wright:
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Fort Bliss, Tex., December 16, 1861.
His Excellency the GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF SONORA:
SIR: Upon assuming command of the military forces of the Confederate States upon the frontier, I deem it of the first importance to
Fort Bliss, Tex., December 16, 1861.
His Excellency the GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF SONORA:
SIR: Upon assuming command of the military forces of the Confederate States upon the frontier, I deem it of the first importance to
come, if possible, to a frank and candid agreement with the government of the contiguous Mexican States in regard to certain matters
which will necessarily concern the future relations of our respective
Republics. In opening communications with Your Excellency upon
these subjects, it is my first and most agreeable duty to assure you, as
which will necessarily concern the future relations of our respective
Republics. In opening communications with Your Excellency upon
these subjects, it is my first and most agreeable duty to assure you, as
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861.
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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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