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46,149 lettersFort HUMBOLDT Fort HUMBOLDT, February 24, 1862. Mr. J. A. HAMILTON, Mendocino City: (Care of L. Woodward, Esq., Postmaster.) SIR: The colonel commanding the district directs me to acknowledge the…
HEADQUARTERS CAMP WRIGHT, Oak Grove, San Diego County, Cal., February 24, 1862. J have received the letter of Colonel Carleton in reference to the men of Company A, First Infantry…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., February 24, 1862. Col. JAMES H. CARLETON, First Infantry California Volunteers, SIR: In reply to your letter of the 18th instant, requesting…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., February 21, 1862. First Infantry California Volunteers, Commanding at Camp Wright, San Diego County, Cal.: COLONEL: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Yuma, February 20, 1862. Col. JAMES H. CARLETON, Commanding Southern District, Los Angeles, Cal. : COLONEL: The steamer Cocopah has made another trip to the mouth of the…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., February 20, 1862. Maj. E. A. RIGG, First Infantry California Volunteers, Comdg. at Fort Yuma: MAJOR: The paymaster will be at your post with…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., February 20, 1862. Maj. DAVID FERGUSSON, First Cavalry California Volunteers, Comdy. at Camp Carleton, near San Bernardino, Cal. : MAJOR: I have received your…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., February 20, 1862. Col. JAMES H. CARLETON, First Infantry California Volunteers, SIR: The general commanding the department regrets to find that a…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, February 20, 1862. Brig. Gen. LORENZO THOMAS, Adjutant-General U. S. Army, Washington, D. O.: GENERAL: Since the 10th instant nothing of importance has…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Yuma, February 19, 1862. Col. J. H. CARLETON, y Commanding Southern District, Los Angeles, Cal. : COLONEL: Your letter per Mr. Jones was received to-day.* He will be…
HEADQUARTERS CAMP WRIGHT, Oak Grove, San Diego County, Cal., February 19, 1862. Lieut. BEN. C. CUTLER, I regret to have to inform you that all of Company A, First Infantry…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIO, San Francisco, Cal., February 10, 1862. Col. FRANcIS J. LIPPITT, Second Infantry California Volunteers, Commanding District of Humboldt: SIR: Your report* on the condition of…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., February 8, 1862. Lieut. Col. E. E. EYRE, First California Volunteer Cavalry, Comdg. Camp Carleton, San Bernardino, Cal.: COLONEL: After conversing with some of…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., February 8, 1862. First California Volunteer Infantry, Comdg. Camp Wright: COLONEL: Having assumed command at Camp Wright in compliance with instructions dated at these…
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., February 6, 1862. Maj. R. C. DRUM, Assistant Adjutant-General, U. S. Army, Headquarters Department Pacific, San Francisco, Cal.: SIR: Since my last written communication,…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., February 5, 1862. IRA P. RANKIN, Esq., U. S. Collector, San Francisco, Cal. : SIR: My officer commanding at-Fort Point reports to…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Yuma, February 4, 1862. Commanding District, New San Pedro, Cal.: COLONEL: [ received a letter from Maj. D. Fergusson (commanding Camp Wright, dated January 30) on the 2d…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., January 29, 1862. Lieut. Col. E. E. EYRE, First Cavalry California Volunteers, Comdg. Camp Carleton, San Bernardino, Cal.: COLONEL: Yours of January 27 has…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, December 17, 1861. rig. Gen. L, THOMAS, Adjutant-General U. S. Army, Washington, D. 0.: GENERAL: Where the War Department require the officers of…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., December 14, 1861. MAJOR: By Colonel Steinberger, who arrived last evening, I have been apprised that several communications and orders from your…