Edwin Augustus Rigg (1822-1882), 49er, was a military officer in the American Civil War and the Apache Wars.
Camp WRIGHT Camp WRIGHT, October 28, 1861. Col. JAMES H. CARLETON, Commanding California Volunteers, Los Angeles, Cal. : CoLONEL: I received yours of the 25th instant. Captain Roberts’ company (E)…
Southern California Southern California, November 15, 1861. Col. JAMES H. CARLETON, Commanding California Volunteers, Los Angeles, Cal. : COLONEL: I wrote to you on the 13th instant informing you of…
[Inclosure No. 1.] CAMP WRIGHT, Oak Grove, November 30, 1861. LIEUTENANT: I have written to Colonel Carleton informing him of the capture by my commanc of Showalter’s party, consisting of…
December 4, 1861. Camp Wright, Oak Grove Station, San Diego County, — Southern California, December 4, 1861. COLONEL: Ihave the honor to report to you that on the morning of…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Yuma, Mareh 20, 1862. Col. JAMES H. CARLETON, Commanding Southern District, Los Angeles, Cal. : COLONEL: I have the honor to inclose, for the information of the district…
Fort YuMA Fort YuMA, January 15, 1862. COLONEL: I forward the express, as directed by you, upon receipt of intelligence of the barley which was shipped from San Francisco to…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Yuma, January 19, 1862. Col. JAMES H. CARLETON, Commanding California Volunteers, Los Angeles, Cal.: COLONEL: I received your communication dated January 8 last evening, and take advantage of…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Yuma, January 23, 1862. Col. JAMES H. CARLETON, Commanding Southern District, Los Angeles, Cal. : COLONEL: I have the honor to report to you that Fort Yuma is…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Yuma, February 4, 1862. Lieut. Col. J. R. WEST, First California Volunteer Infantry, COLONEL: I have the honor to report to you that from information received here I…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Yuma, February 4, 1862. Lieut. Col. J. R. WEST, First California Vol. Infty., Comdg. Dist., New San Pedro, Cal.: COLONEL: I would respectfully call your attention to the…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Yuma, February 14, 1862. Commanding Southern District, Los Angeles, Cal. : COLONEL: Your communication dated February 5 was received this day. I have the honor to inclose to…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Yuma, February 15, 1862. Col. JAMES H. CARLETON, Commanding District of Southern California, Los Angeles, Cal. : COLONEL: Captain McCleave has just arrived from Camp Carleton by the…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Yuma, February 20, 1862. Col. JAMES H. CARLETON, Commanding Southern District, Los Angeles, Cal. : COLONEL: The steamer Cocopah has made another trip to the mouth of the…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Yuma, March 1, 1862. LIEUTENANT: I have the honor to inclose, for the information of the colonel commanding district, statement and copy of letter addressed to myself, dated…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Yuma HEADQUARTERS, Fort Yuma, March 6, 1862. Col. JAMES H. CARLETON, Commanding Southern District, Los Angeles, Cal. : COLONEL: I have the honor to transmit for your information…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Yuma, March 21, 1862. Commanding Southern District, Los Angeles, Cal. : JOLONEL: The express for district headquarters had been made up and gone when your express arrived bringing…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Yuma, Cal., March 25, 1862. Col. JAMES H. CARLETON, Commanding District of Southern California: COLONEL: I have the honor to report to you that Captain Calloway’s company (I),…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Yuma, March 26, 1862. Col. JAMES H. CARLETON, Commanding Southern District: COLONEL: I have the honor to report a man from up the river has just arrived here,…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Yuma, March 27, 1862. Col. JAMES H. CARLETON, Commanding Southern District, Los Angeles, Cal. : COLONEL: I had the honor to inform you in a hasty note that…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Yuma, March 30, 1862. Col. JAMES H. CARLETON, Commanding Southern District, Los Angeles, Cal. : COLONEL: Lieutenant Barrett, First Cavalry, stationed at Grinnel’s, forwarded a prisoner who said…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Yuma, April 2, 1862. LIEUTENANT: I have the honor to report that the party sent out in pursuance with instructions received from district headquarters to cleanse and put…
ORDERS, 1 HEADQUARTERS, May 2, 1862. No. 80. $ Fort Yuma, Cal., May 2, 1862. In pursuance with instructions contained in Special Orders, No. 53, dated headquarters District of Southern…
ORDERS, 1 HEADQUARTERS, May 2, 1862. No. 80. $ Fort Yuma, Cal., May 2, 1862. In pursuance with instructions contained in Special Orders, No. 53, dated headquarters District of Southern…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Craig, N. Mex., September 14, 1864. CAPTAIN: I have the honor to report for the information of the department commander that pursuant to instructions and department General Orders,…