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Unknown, December 23, 1861
Camp Evans, S. O., December 23, 1861. DEAR SIR : I beg leave to report in as concise form as possible the Omar. XV.) EVACUATION OF ROCKVILLE. 41 circumstances interesting…
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Unknown to George B. McClellan, U. S. A, December 23, 1861
PorT ROYAL, S. C. PorT ROYAL, S. C., December 23, 1861. General GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN, U. S. A.: DEAR GENERAL: I have not yet been able to see Commodore Du…
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Unknown to Senate of the United States, December 23, 1861
HDQRS. OF THE ARMY, ADJT. GEN.’S OFFICE, Washington, December 23, 1861. Siz: In compliance with your instructions, [ have the honor to report that, after due consideration, the General-in-Chief is…
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Unknown to Don Carlos Buell, December 26, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF CAIRO, Cairo, December 26, 1861. General D. C. BUELL, Commanding Department of thé Ohio, Louisville, Ky.: Iinclose you herewith an order defining the limits of my command.*…
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Unknown to E. A. Rowe, December 26, 1861
San Francisco, Cal. San Francisco, Cal., December 26, 1861. Capt. E. A. Rowe, Second Cav. California Vols., Comdg. Fort Churchill, Nev. Ter.: SIR: In reply to your letter of the…
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Unknown to George H. Thomas, December 26, 1861
CoLUMBIA, Ky. CoLUMBIA, Ky., December 26, 1861. E (Received December 27, 1861.) General GEORGE H. THOMAS: The section of artillery under command of Lieutenant Nell was forwarded this morning, as…
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Unknown to James A. Garfield, December 28, 1861
Louisville, Ky. Louisville, Ky., December 28, 1861. Colonel GARFIELD, Commanding Eighteenth Brigade, Louisa, Ky.: The following dispatch was sent this day to Lieut. M. L. Benham, Forty-second Regiment Ohio Volunteers,…
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Unknown, December 28, 1861
December 28, 1861. No. 26. Cairo, December 28, 1861. Whereas there are now at Cape Girardeau, Paducah, Smithland, and Cave in Rock, places within this military district, many persons who…
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Unknown to Thomas, December 28, 1861
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., December 28, 1861. General THOMAS, Adjutant-General U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.: Can I disregard writs of habeas corpus in case of political or…
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Unknown to Jonathan Cranor, December 28, 1861
HEADQUARTERS EIGHTEENTH BRIGADE, i Georges Creek, December 28, 1861. Col. JONATHAN CRANOR, Commanding Fortieth Ohio Volunteers: DEAR SIR: We now have reached a point from which we can begin to…
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Unknown, December 30, 1861
Calhoun, Ky., December 30, 1861. GENERAL: In the fight just beyond SRE due we lost 8 killed and 8, perhaps 13, captured. â Over 400 rebel cavalry surprised 168 of…
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Unknown to George Wright, December 31, 1861
Washington Washington, December 31, 1861. General GEORGE WRIGHT, U.S. Army, San Francisco, Cal. : You cannot disregard writs. l ris) OPERATIONS ON THE PACIFIC COAST. [CHap. LXIL. San Francisco, Cal.,…
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Unknown to Henry W. Halleck, December 31, 1861
Washington, D. C. Washington, D. C., December 31, 1861. General HALLECK, Saint Louis, Mo.: General McClellan i issick. Are General Buell and yourself in concert? When he moves on Bowling…
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Unknown, January 1, 1862
Paducah, Ky., January 1, 1862. SIR: Under the sanction of General Smith, given on the night of the â 28th of December, 1861, with a detachment consisting of 130 men…
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Unknown to Don Carlos Buell, January 2, 1862
Saint Louis, January 2, 1862. Brig. Gen. D. C. BUELL, Louisville, Ky. : I have had no instructions respecting co-operation. All my available troops are in the field except those…
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Unknown to Fifth Regiment California Volunteer Infantry, January 2, 1862
San Francisco, Cal. San Francisco, Cal., January 2, 1862. Col. G. W. BOWIE, Fifth Regiment California Volunteer Infantry, Commanding Camp Union, near Sacramento, Cal. : SIR: The general commanding the…
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Unknown, January 3, 1862
HEADQUARTERS SECOND BRIGADE E. O., January 3, 1862. Beaufort, S. 0., January 3, 1862. DEAR SIR: I desire to express my great confidence in your code of signals from my…
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Unknown to Jonathan Cranor, January 3, 1862
Tons CELER, January 3, 1862. Col JONATHAN CRANOR, â – ; 4 Commanding Forticth Ohio Volunteers : DEAR SIR: My messenger, who was sent to you, did not reach me…
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Unknown to Henry W. Halleck, January 3, 1862
Lousiville, January 3, 1862. General H. W. HALLECK, U. $. A. i Commanding Department of Missouri: My DEAR GENERAL: I received your dispatch, and with more delay than I meant…
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Unknown to His Excellency the GOVERNOR OF OREGON, January 3, 1862
WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJUTANT-GENERAL’S OFFICE, Washington, January 3, 1862. His Excellency the GOVERNOR OF OREGON, Salem, Oreg. : GOVERNOR: The Secretary of War requests that you will forward to this office,…
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Unknown to Albert J. Myer, January 3, 1862
HEADQUARTERS SECOND BRIGADE E. O., January 3, 1862. Beaufort, S. 0., January 3, 1862. DEAR SIR: I desire to express my great confidence in your code of signals from my…
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Unknown to Don Carlos Buell, January 4, 1862
Saint Louis, January 4, 1862. Brig. Gen. D. C. BUELL: S DS. I have no other information than that sent, which was in the exact words received. General Smith can…
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Unknown to James D. Cox, January 5, 1862
Camp Pardee, January 5, 1862. Commanding Division of Kanawha: DEAR SIR: I am now within 5 miles of Paintsville. The main force of the enemy is entrenched on two hills,…
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Unknown to Jacob Heaton, January 5, 1862
Camp Pardee, January 5, 1862. Capt. JAcoB HEATON, Acting Assistant Commissary Subsistence : DEAR SIR: My messenger has just returned, bringing your dispatches.* I am exceedingly grateful for the very…