Order
Wright, June 21, 1861
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON,
June 21, 1861.
No. 13. Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., June 21, 1861.
I. In consequence of the threatening attitude of the Indians on the waters of Puget Sound, so much of Special Orders, No. 9, current series, from these headquarters as directs the troops at Camp Pickett, on San Juan Island, to embark on the next steamer for San Francisco is hereby revoked.
II. So soon as the public property shall have been removed from Fort Townsend the commander of the Massachusetts will be directed to proceed with his ship and report to Captain Pickett or the commanding officer at Camp Pickett, on San Juan Island, to remain until further orders.
By order of Colonel Wright:
First Lieut., Third Artillery, Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861.
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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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