Edward E. Eyre to J. O. Schmidt, October 25, 1861
No. 46. § Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., October 25, 1861.
I. Capt. J. O. Schmidt, Second Infantry California Volunteers, will, on taking command at Fort Hoskins, Oreg., detach a subaltern and eighteen enlisted men to proceed to Fort Umpqua as promptiy as possible and relieve the detachment of the Third Artillery now stationed there.
* k * %* * A * 3y order of Lieutenant-Colonel Cady: j A. €, WILDRICK, First Lieut., Third Artillery, Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
Cuar. LXIT.] CORRESPONDENCE—UNION AND CONFEDERATE. 681
San Francisco, Cal., October 26, 1861. Col. JAMES H. CARLETON, California Vols., Comdg. District of Southern California:
SIR: I am directed by the general commanding the department to acknowledge the receipt of a letter addressed by you to certain citizens of Santa Barbara County and to say in reply that two companies of volunteer infantry will be sent to Santa Barbara so soon as they can be organized.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Los Angeles, Cal., October 26, 1861.
Maj. EDWARD E. EYRE,
First Cavalry Cal. Vols., Comdg. at San Bernardino, Cal. :
you to contract for forage, at least until you get your horses. Then, if
for purposes of speculation people raise the price unreasonably of forage, «c., I will not buy of them. I will move the troops or haul
supplies from some other localities. Buy only what you need from day