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Unknown to New York, April 27, 1861
NEw YORK CITY NEw YORK CITY, April 27, 1861. New York: Sir: A meeting of citizens of California and others, former residents of that State, was held in this city…
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Unknown to George B. McClellan, April 28, 1861
San Francisco San Francisco, April 28, 1861. Assistant Adjutant-General, Headquarters Army: COLONEL: I have the honor to report that I arrived here on the 24th instant, and on the 25th…
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Unknown to William W. Mackall, April 28, 1861
FORT GASTON, CAL. FORT GASTON, CAL., April 28, 1861. Maj. W. W. MACKALL, U.S. Army, MAJOR: I have the honor to report that in compliance with instructions received from your…
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Unknown to E.D. Townsend, April 28, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, April 28, 1861. Lieut. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General, Headquarters Army: COLONEL: I have the honor to report that I arrived here…
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Unknown to Simon Cameron, April 29, 1861
New York New York, April 29, 1861. Hon. SIMON CAMERON, Secretary of War, Washington: DEAR SIR: Owing to apprehensions which have been expressed that steamers of this company may be…
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Unknown to William W. Mackall, April 30, 1861
Fort BRAGG, CAL. Fort BRAGG, CAL., April 30, 1861. Assistant Adjutant-General, U. S. Army, San Francisco, Cal.: SIR: I have the honor to report that, having supplied the detachment now…
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Unknown to Walter Gwynn, April 30, 1861
Richmond, Va. Richmond, Va., April 30, 1861. General WALTER GWYNN, Commanding Virginia Forces, near Norfolk, Va.: GENERAL: In the report of Col. Andrew Talcott, describing the defenses of Norfolk and…
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Unknown to J. E. JoHNSTON, Virginia Volunteers, April 30, 1861
Richmond ARMORY Richmond ARMORY, April 30, 1861. General J. E. JoHNSTON, Virginia Volunteers: Str: On inquiry from the armorer here, I find we have on hand the following arms: Altered…
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Unknown to Thomas J. Jackson, May 1, 1861
Richmond, Va. Richmond, Va., May 1, 1861. Col. T. J. JACKSON, Commanding Harper’s Ferry, Va.: CoLONEL: Under authority of the governor of the State, you are directed to call out…
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Unknown to G. A. H. Blake, May 4, 1861
SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO, May 4, 1861. Maj. G. A. H. BLAKE, First Dragoons, Fort Tejon, Cal.: SIR: Report at this place in person instantly for special duty. Answer. Assistant…
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Unknown, May 4, 1861
HEADQUARTERS SECOND REGIMENT INFANTRY, May 4, 1861. First Bric., First Div., PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS, Philadelphia, Pa., May 4, 1861. DEAR Sir: An examination of the muskets furnished to my command by…
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Unknown to P. St. GEORGE CocKkE, Oulpeper Court-House, Va, May 7, 1861
Richmond, Va. Richmond, Va., May 7, 1861. Col. P. St. GEORGE CocKkE, Oulpeper Court-House, Va. : CoLONEL: The general commanding is in want of information from you as to the…
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Unknown to P. St. George Cocke, May 8, 1861
Richmond, Va. Richmond, Va., May 8, 1861. Col. P. St. GEORGE COCKE, Commanding Potomac Division: COLONEL: I am instructed by Major-General Lee to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of…
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Unknown to Mayor Brown, May 9, 1861
Baltimore, May 9, 1861. Near the hour of 12 p. m. on Friday, the 19th April, the day on which the collision with the Massachusetts troops occurred, I received intelligence…
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Unknown to Robert E. Lee, May 10, 1861
GRAFTON, VA. GRAFTON, VA., May 10, 1861. General R. E. LEE: Sir: Being pressed for time and deeming it necessary to communicate with you at once, I wrote from this…
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Unknown to Enoch Steen, May 13, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, May 13, 1861. Maj. ENOCH STEEN, First Dragoons, Commanding Fort Walla Walla, Wash. Ter. : MAJOR: Your communication of April 16 has been…
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Unknown to Ulysses S. Grant, May 20, 1861
i San Francisco, Cal. i San Francisco, Cal., May 20, 1861. Assistant Adjutant-General, U. S. Army, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. 0.: SIR: I have the honor to report…
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Unknown to J. H. Carleton, May 22, 1861
San Francisco San Francisco, May 22, 1861. Maj. J. H. CARLETON, : First Dragoons, Commanding, Los Angeles, Cal. : Masor : The general answers yes to your dispatch of to-day.…
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Unknown to C. S. Lovell, May 22, 1861
San Francisco San Francisco, May 22, 1861. Capt. C. S. LOVELL, Sixth Infantry, U. S. Army, Comdg. Fort Humboldt, Cal. : SIR: If in your opinion the further services of…
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Unknown to James H. Carleton, May 22, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, May 22, 1861. Maj. J. H. CARLETON, : First Dragoons, Commanding, Los Angeles, Cal. : Masor : The general answers yes to your…
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Unknown to E.D. Townsend, May 22, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF ANNAPOLIS, Baltimore, Md., May 22, 1861. Lieut. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, _ COLONEL: Your letter dated the 20th instant* came duly to hand. The copy of the…
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Unknown to Benjamin Franklin Kelley, May 26, 1861
Cincinnati, May 26, 1861. Col. B. F. KELLEY, First Regiment Virginia Volunteers, Wheeling: If you have reliable information that bridges of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad have been burned, you…
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Unknown to Colonel Irvine, May 26, 1861
Cincinnati, May 26, 1861. Colonel IRVINE, Sixteenth Regiment O. V. M., Bellaire: Colonel Kelley is ordered to occupy the bridges on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad as far towards Fairmont…
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Unknown to Steepman, May 26, 1861
Cincinnati, May 26, 1861. Colonel STEEPMAN, : Commanding Fourteenth Regiment, Marietta : You will on receipt of this cross the river and occupy Parkersburg. The Highteenth [Ohio] Regiment at Athens…