Letter
Captain to First Infantry Washington Territory Volunteers, May 6, 1862
San Francisco, Cal.
San Francisco, Cal., May 6, 1862.
Col. J. STEINBERGER, First Infantry Washington Territory Volunteers, Commanding District of Oregon: COLONEL: The general commanding directs me to say that he desires Colonel Cornelius with his six companies of Oregon cavalry, after concentrating in the Willamette Valley, prepare to cross the mountains to The Dalles as soon as the route is passable. Transportation (the allowance for the field) will be provided at The Dalles for his command to moye to Walla Walla, where the headquarters of Coionel Cornelius will be established. I am,
respectfully, your most obedient servant,
Captain and Assistant Quartermaster, Actg. Asst. Adjt. Gen.
San Francisco, May 7, 1862.
Adjutant-General U. S. Army, Washington, D. 0.:
GENERAL: Since my communications of the 30th ultimo, addressed to
San Francisco, May 7, 1862.
Adjutant-General U. S. Army, Washington, D. 0.:
GENERAL: Since my communications of the 30th ultimo, addressed to
you, nothing of special importance has occurred in this department.
My latest advices from Fort Yuma are dated on the 21st of April.
Colonel Carletow’s advance was at the Pima Villages, and it is presumed that at this moment his entire command is moving into Arizona.
I have received no further intelligence in relation to the design of the
My latest advices from Fort Yuma are dated on the 21st of April.
Colonel Carletow’s advance was at the Pima Villages, and it is presumed that at this moment his entire command is moving into Arizona.
I have received no further intelligence in relation to the design of the
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: San Francisco, Cal..
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 1
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