San Francisco San Francisco, February 18, 1861. Capt. J. D. S. SPENCER, Senior Officer, Comdg. Her Britannic Majesty’s Ship Topaze, Esquimault, Vancouver Island: SIR: Your letter of the 24th ultimo…
San Francisco San Francisco, February 20, 1861. Capt. J. S. ELLIS, Commanding California Guard, San Francisco, Oal. : DEAR SIR: The fort at Fort Point having lately been turned over…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, February 20, 1861. COLONEL: In obedience to the orders of the General-in-Chief received here on the 15th instant, Fort Point was occupied by…
San Francisco San Francisco, February 22, 1861. Capt. G. E. PICKETT, Ninth Infantry, U. S. Army, Commanding on the Island of San Juan, Wash. Ter.: CAPTAIN: The inclosed extracts *…
HEADQUARTERS OF THE’ ARMY, New York, February 22, 1861. [Col. L. Tomas, A. A. G. :] Str: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your confidential letter of…
HEADQUARTERS OF THE’ ARMY, New York, February 22, 1861. [Col. L. Tomas, A. A. G. :] Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your confidential letter of…
Wak DEPARTMENT Wak DEPARTMENT, February 23, 1861. Maj. RoBERT ANDERSON, First Artillery, Commanding Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, 8. C.: Sir: It is proper I should state distinctly that you hold…
TREASURY DEPARTMENT TREASURY DEPARTMENT, February 28, 1861. Hon. J. HOLT, Secretary of War: SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the letter of A. S. Johnston, brevet…
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF WAR, Charleston, S. C., March 3, 1861. Peter G. T. Beauregard having been appointed Buligadios: general of the Confederate States of America, and having been ordered…
Washington City Washington City, March 5, 1861. General L. PopE WALKER, Secretary of War, Montgomery, Ala.: : DEAR Sir: Judge Clay asked me before he left here to telegraph and…
Sacramento Sacramento, March 11, 1861. Brig. Gen. ALBERT S. JOHNSTON, U.S. Army, Commanding Pacific Division: SIR: I have received numerous petitions from citizens of the counties of Humboldt and Mendocino…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, March 12, 1861. His Excellency JoHN G. DOWNEY, Governor of California, Sacramento, Cal. : SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt…
BALTIMORE, M. D. BALTIMORE, M. D., March 16, 1861. General BEAUREGARD, C. 8. A., Charleston, S. O0.: My DzAR Sir: By the authority of the Secretary of War, I have…
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, New York, March 18, 1861. Respectfully submitted to the General-in-Chief. The reply of General Johnston to Captain Spencer has not been received at Army headquarters.tLieutenant-Colonel and…
NEw SAN DIEGO, CAL. NEw SAN DIEGO, CAL., March 21, 1861. SIR: I have the honor to state that having heard on the morning of the 17th instant that Señor…
SPECIAL ORDERS, WAR DEPT., ADJT. GENERAL’S OFFICE, March 23, 1861. No. 86. Washington, March 23, 1861. Brigadier-General Sumner will, without delay, repair to San Francisco and relieve Brevet Brigadier-General Johnston…
HEADQUARTERS, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, March 26, 1861. March 26, 1861. [General BEAUREGARD :] My Dear GEeNnerRAL: I have read the inclosed, and think it is very appropriate ; ‘and…
HEADQUARTERS, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, March 26, 1861. March 26, 1861. [General BEAUREGARD :] My Dear GEeNnerRAL: I have read the inclosed, and think it is very appropriate ; ‘and…
, HEADQUARTERS, Fort Colville, Wash. Ter., March 31, 1861. SIR: I have the honor to report for your information that a drunken row occurred on the 18th instant between some…
MONTGOMERY MONTGOMERY, April 2, 1861. General BEAUREGARD, Oharleston : No portion of the garrison must be permitted to leave unless all go. War DEPARTMENT, C. S. A.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., April 8, 1861. SIR: [have the honor to report that in obedience to instructions from the War Department I am about to resume work…
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., April 8, 1861. SIR: [have the honor to report that in obedience to instructions from the War Department I am about to resume work…
HEADQUARTERS, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, April 8, 1861. April 8, 1861. DEAR GENERAL: Linclose the within copy of Major Anderson’s note.* _ Please say to the Secretary of War that…
HDQRS. PROVISIONAL ARMY CONFEDERATE STATES, Charleston, S. C., April 8, 1861. General L. P. WALKER, Secretary of War, Montgomery, Ala. : Sir: The War Department letter of the 6th instant…