J J Thomas A. Scott to His Excellency L. J. S. TURNEY, October 18, 1861

October 18, 1861. His Excellency L. J. S. TURNEY, Acting Governor Washington Territory :

SIR: Your communication dated Olympia, Wash. Ter., September 2, has been received. The withdrawal of the force of regular troops from the District of Oregon has been supplied by authority from this office to raise, in the State of Oregon, one regiment of cavalry of volunteers, and one regiment of volunteer infantry in Washington Territory. Col. Justus Steinberger has been appointed colonel of the volunteer regiment of infantry to be raised in your Territory, and is fully authorized to raise, organize, and muster it into the service of the United States for three years or during the war.

Very respectfully