Edwin Vose Sumner was a career United States Army officer who became a Union Army general and the oldest field commander of any Army Corps on either side during the American Civil War. His nicknames "Bull" or "Bull Head" came both from his great booming voice and a legend that a musket ball once bounced off his head.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, August 22, 1861. Brig. Gen. LORENZO THOMAS, Adjutant-General, Washington, D. C.: GENERAL: In raising the volunteers from this State I found it indispensably…
SPECIAL ORDERS,) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, August 23, 1861. No. 153. San Francisco, August 23, 1861. 1. The camp directed to be established near San Antonio, Contra Costa, will…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, August 23, 1861. Lieut. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, SIR: I have the honor to inform the General-in-Chief that, in consequence of threatened disturbances…
SPECIAL ORDERS,) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, August 23, 1861. No. 153. San Francisco, August 23, 1861. 1. The camp directed to be established near San Antonio, Contra Costa, will…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, August 26, 1861. Capt. WILLIAM H. GARDNER, U. S. Navy, Commanding Mare Island, Cal.: CAPTAIN: I have been informed that there are several…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, August 26, 1861. Col. GEORGE WRIGHT, Commanding District of Oregon: On the arrival of Col. B. L. Beall, turn over your command to…
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, August 27, 1861. No. 156. San Francisco, August 27, 1861. * * * * * * * 2, The companies raised for…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, August 27, 1861. His Excellency J. G. DOWNEY, Governor of California, Sacramento: GOVERNOR: I regret very much that you do not find it…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIO, San Francisco, August 28, 1861. Capt. WILLIAM H. GARDNER, Commanding Navy-Yard, Mare Island, Cal. : CAPTAIN: I have received your letter of yesterday.* You are…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., August 30, 1861. Lieut. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General: COLONEL: I have received the General-in-Chief’s dispatch, informing me that I am…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, September 2, 1861. COMMANDING OFFICER, Los Angeles, Cal.: Two companies of the Sixth Infantry at Los Angeles will proceed without delay to Fort…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, September 2, 1861. His Excellency JoHN G. DOWNEY, Governor State of California, Sacramento City, Cal. : GOVERNOR: I would respectfully and earnestly request…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIO, San Francisco, September 5, 1861. Maj. W. S. KETCHUM, Commanding San Bernardino, Cal. : An exigency has made it necessary to send the two infantry…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, September 7, 1861. COLONEL: Since my letter to you of the 30th ultimo the Union party has triumphed in the election, which makes…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, September 8, 1861. Capt. DAVID A. RUSSELL, Fourth Infantry, Presidio, San Francisco, Cal. : CAPTAIN: I wish you to have all your command…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, September 8, 1861. Maj. WILLIAM ScotT KETCHUM, Fourth Infantry, Commanding San Bernardino, Cal. : MAJOR: I send Captain Russell down with the remainder…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, September 9, 1861. Lieut. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General, U. S. Army, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. O.: COLONEL: The Governor…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, September 9, 1861. Lieut. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General, U. S. Army, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. O.: COLONEL: The Governor…
GENERAL ORDERS, ) HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, September 13, 1861. No. 2. Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., September 13, 1861. The undersigned hereby assumes command of this district in conformity to…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, September 17, 1861. COLONEL: I am compelled to assume the high responsibility of changing the destination of the troops ordered tothe plains. The…
SPECIAL ORDERS, HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, September 17, 1861. No. 174. y San Francisco, September 17, 1861, The volunteer camp to be established in the vicinity of Placerville in…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, September 20, 1861. Brig. Gen. MONTGOMERY Ü. MEIGS, Quartermaster-General, Washington, D. O.: GENERAL: There are some things that are next to impossible and…
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, September 25, 1861. No. 180. y San Francisco, September 25, 1861, * * * * * * * 2. The counties of…
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, September 25, 1861. No. 180. y San Francisco, September 25, 1861, * * * * * * * 2. The counties of…