Order
Colonel Wright to John S. Mason, June 15, 1861
SPECIAL ORDERS, } HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON,
June 15, 1861.
No, 11. Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., June 15, 1861.
1. Capt. J. J. Archer, Ninth Infantry, with his company (1), now under orders for Fort Dalles, will continue his march without delay to Fort Yamhill, Oreg., and assume command of that post.
5. Company K, Ninth Infantry, now at Fort Colville, will move without delay to Fort Dalles, descending the Columbia River by water from Old Fort Walla Walla.
By order of Colonel Wright:
JNO. S. MASON,
First Lieut., Third Artillery, Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
First Lieut., Third Artillery, Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Summary: Colonel Wright orders Captain Archer to assume command at Fort Yamhill and Company K to relocate from Fort Colville to Fort Dalles via the Columbia River in June 1861.
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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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