Order

Wright to R. Drum, October 20, 1861

GENERAL ORDERS, } HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,

No. 28. San Francisco, October 20, 1861.

the command of this department, in obedience to the instructionsof the General-in-Chief, devolves on Col. George Wright, of the Ninth Regiment of Infantry. E

By order of Colonel Wright:

R. ©. DRUM,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Los Angeles, Cal., October 20, 1861.
Messrs. F. J. MAGUIRE, CHARLES E. HUSE, CHARLES E. Coox, and
Santa Barbara, Cal. :
GENTLEMEN: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your
communication of the 18th instant asking for troops to be stationed at
Santa Barbara to prevent trouble between Union men and those who
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 1 View original source ↗