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46,149 lettersHEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., April 17, 1862. Col. G. W. PATTEN, Ninth Infantry, U. S. Army, Presidio of San Francisco, Cal.: MAJOR: You have been assigned…
HEADQUARTERS HUMBOLDT MILITARY DISTRICT, Fort Humboldt, April 17, 1862. Captain JOHNS, Third Infantry California Vols., Comdg. Fort Gaston : CAPTAIN: You are directed by the colonel commanding the district to…
HEADQUARTERS HUMBOLDT MILITARY DISTRICT, Port Humboldt, April 17, 1862. y (Received 21st, 4,50 p. m.) Maj. R. C. Drum, Assistant Adjutant-General, U. S. Army : Dispatches left behind by steamer…
Camp at Laguna Grande Camp at Laguna Grande, April 17, 1862. Maj. E. A. RIGG, Commanding at Fort Yuma, Cal.: MAJOR: Apply to Major Drum to replace Assistant Surgeon Meacham,…
Camp at Laguna Grande Camp at Laguna Grande, April 17, 1862. Capt. R. W. KIRKHAM, Acting Assistant Adjuiant-General, San Francisco, Cal.: CAPTAIN: I beg you will learn by telegraph the…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., April 16, 1862. His Excellency JOHN WHITEAKER, . rovernor of the State of Oregon: SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge the…
HEADQUARTERS HUMBOLDT MILITARY DISTRICT, April 16, 1862. , Fort Humboldt, April 16, 1862. Maj. R. ©. DRUM, MAJOR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of a letter from…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., April 15, 1862. Col. JAMES H. CARLETON, First Infantry California Volunteers, A COLONEL: The general commanding the department directs me to write…
CAMP BAKER, JACKSON COUNTY, OREG. CAMP BAKER, JACKSON COUNTY, OREG., March 27, 1862. Col. G. WRIGHT, U.S. Army, Commanding Department of the Pacific : SIR: On account, no doubt, of…
HEADQUARTERS FIRST CAVALRY OREGON VOLUNTEERS, Portland, Oreg., April 14, 1862. General WRIGHT, Commanding Department of the Pacific, San Francisco, Cal.: SIR: Herewith I forward a communication from Lieutenant-Colonel Maury for…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Anderson, April 14, 1862. First Lieut. JOHN HANNA, Jr., LIEUTENANT: I have the honor to report that in obedience to your letter of instructions dated April 3, 1862,…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., April 14, 1862. Col. JAMES H. CARLETON, First Infantry California Volunteers, COLONEL: In consequence of the continued Indian disturbances in the District…
San Pedro, Cal. San Pedro, Cal., April 13, 1862. Maj. DAVID FERGUSSON, First Cavalry California Volunteers, Commanding, Camp Drum, New San Pedro, Cal. : MAJOR: I leave to-day for Camp…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., April 12, 1862. Lieut. Col. JAMES N. OLNEY, Second Infantry California Volunteers, San Francisco, Cal.: SIR: The general commanding the department directs…
WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJUTANT-GENERAL’S OFFICE, Washington, April 12, 1862. Brigadier-General WRIGHT, San Francisco, Cal. : The Secretary of War authorizes the completion of the Washington Territory regiment, Colonel Steinberger. L. THOMAS,…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., April 11, 1862. Capt. R. W. KIRKHAM, Acting Assistant Adjutant-General, San Francisco, Cal.: CAPTAIN: Inclosed herewith please find copies of Major Riggs letters +…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, April 11, 1862. Brig. Gen. L. THOMAS, Adjutant-General U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.: GENERAL: Inclosed herewith is a copy of a communication…
l Los Angeles, Cal. l Los Angeles, Cal., April 10, 1862. Maj. E. A. RIGG, i Commanding at Fort Yuma, Cal.: MAJOR: I have just ordered Major Coult with Roberts’…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., April 10, 1862. Col. GEORGE W. BOWIE, Fifth Infantry California Volunteers, or – The COMMANDING OFFICER AT CAMP WRIGHT, CAL.: SIR: Direct Major Coult,…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., April 10, 1862. a \ 1 E Brig. Gen. GEORGE WRIGHT, SIR: May not the Union citizens of this section ask that greater rigor…