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46,149 lettersLos Angeles Los Angeles, November 6, 1861. Maj. EDWARD E. EYRE, First Cavalry California Volunteers, : MAJOR: The colonel commanding directs that you cause your quartermaster and commissary to forward…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., November 6, 1861. Maj. EDWIN A. RIGG, First Infantry California Volunteers, Comdg. at Camp Wright, near Warners Ranch, Cal. : MAJOR: 1 send by…
SPECIAL ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, November 5, 1861. No. 55. Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., November 5, 1861. I. Captain Fitch’s company (B, Fourth Infantry California Volunteers) will, until further…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., November 5, 1861. Lieut. Col. GEORGE ANDREWS, Sixth U. S. Infantry, en route from Fort Yuma to San Diego: COLONEL: General Wright, commanding the…
Near Los Angeles Near Los Angeles, November 5, 1861. Col. J. H. CARLETON, Commanding First Infantry California Volunteers : SIR: Linclose you extracts from a letter received by me from…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., November 5, 1861. Maj. RICHARD ©. DRUM, U.S. Army, Assistant Adjutant-General, San Francisco, Cal. : MAJOR: I send you copies of letters * received…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., November 5, 1861. COLONEL: I have this moment received your communication of the 10th ultimo. Anticipating the wishes of the General-in-Chief, orders…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, November 5, 1861. Brig. Gen. SETH WILLIAMS, Adjutant-General at Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. O.: GENERAL: I have this moment received Major-General…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., November 5, 1861. Brig. Gen. S. WILLIAMS, Troops in good condition. Cavalry regiment full. Infantry regiments filling up. Fifteen companies sent north.…
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, November 4, 1861. No. 54. f Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., November 4, 1861. I. Company D, Third Artillery, will proceed by the steamer…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., November 4, 1861. MAJOR: I have the honor to report that Lieut. Col. H. Lee, Fourth Infantry California Volunteers, with Companies A,…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., November 4, 1861. Maj. EDWIN A. RIGG, Commanding at Camp Wright, Cal. : MAJOR: I have received your note of the 28th ultimo. If…
FORT Yuma FORT Yuma, November 4, 1861. Col. JAMES H. CARLETON, Los Angeles: DEAR COLONEL: An official communication herewith will inform you of our march and arrival here. I scarcely…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., November 2, 1861. Col. JAMES H. CARLETON, California Vols., Comdg. Dist. of Southern California, Los Angeles, Cal.\: l SIR: I am directed…
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, November 2, 1861. Brig. Gen. GEORGE WRIGHT, San Francisco, Cal.: Send by telegram condition of your troops. Report by letter fully and frequently. GEO. B.…
Fort Hoskins, OREG. Fort Hoskins, OREG., November 1, 1861. Lieut. A. C. WILDRICK, Acting Assistant Adjutant-General, District of Oregon: SIR: I have the honor to inform you that I shall…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., November 1, 1861. His Excellency JOHN WHITEAKER, ; Governor of Oregon, Salem, Oreg. : SIR: I have the honor to notify your…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., November 1, 1861. MAJOR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt by this morning’s mail of your letters of the 22d,…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., November 1, 1861. Maj. CHARLES S. LOVELL, Tenth Infantry, Commanding Fort Seward, Oal.: SIR: The general commanding the department directs me to…
FORT CHURCHILL, NEV. TER. FORT CHURCHILL, NEV. TER., October 31, 1861. MAJOR: I have the honor to report the arrival of two companies of volunteers to relieve this command. No…