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46,149 lettersHEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, September 27, 1861. His Excellency JOHN G. DOWNEY, Governor State of California, Sacramento City, Cal.: GOVERNOR: I have received yours of the 25th.…
ARLINGTON ARLINGTON, September 27, 1861. Hon. S. CAMERON, Secretary of War: I take the liberty to introduce Colonel Wallace, delegate from Washington Territory, with whom I was acquainted while on…
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, September 25, 1861. No. 180. y San Francisco, September 25, 1861, * * * * * * * 2. The counties of…
WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJUTANT-GENERAL’S OFFICE, Washington, September 24, 1861. Hon. B. F. HARDING, and R. F. MAURY, Esq., Of Oregon: GENTLEMEN: The War Department being convinced of the necessity of raising…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Churchill, Nev. Ter., September 22, 1861. > 1 Capt. R. C. Drum, Asst, Adjt. Gen., Hdqrs. Dept. of the Pacific, San Francisco, Cal.: SIR: I have the honor…
NORWICH, N. Y. NORWICH, N. Y., August 23, 1861. Hon. WILLIAM H. SEWARD, s Secretary of State: SIR: I received this day the inclosed from my son and have no…
SAN BERNARDINO, CAL. SAN BERNARDINO, CAL., July 29, 1861. Hon. WILLIAM H. SEWARD, Secretary of State, Washington, D. O.: Believing it to be the duty of every loyal citizen to…
NAvy DEPARTMENT NAvy DEPARTMENT, September 21, 1861. Hon. SIMON CAMERON, Secretary of War: SIR: In view of the exposed and defenseless condition of the powder magazine at the navy-yard, Mare…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, September 20, 1861. Brig. Gen. MONTGOMERY Ü. MEIGS, Quartermaster-General, Washington, D. O.: GENERAL: There are some things that are next to impossible and…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY, Washington, October 5, 1861. The General-in-Chief directs me to say in reply to the question of the Honorable Secretary of State that he deems the force named by…
HEADQUARTERS, CAMP NEAR DARNESTOWN, September 20, 1861. ; September 20, 1861. SIR: I have the honor to report, in obedience to the order of the Secretary of War, and the…
Camp San Pedro Camp San Pedro, September 19, 1861. Adjutant First Infantry California Vols., San Francisco : LIEUTENANT : I have the honor to report that in obedience to orders…
NEW YORK NEW YORK, September 19, 1861. Hon. SIMON CAMERON, Secretary of War, Washington City : SER: The inclosed document was received by us to-day through the pony express.* The…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, September 17, 1861. Lieut. Col. GEORGE A. H. BLAKE, First Dragoons, Commanding Fort Churchill, Nev. Ter.: SIR: The general commanding the department desires…
SPECIAL ORDERS, HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, September 17, 1861. No. 174. y San Francisco, September 17, 1861, The volunteer camp to be established in the vicinity of Placerville in…
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, September 17, 1861. Brig. Gen. J. W. DENVER, U.S. Army, Wilmington, Ohio: — Repair to this city and report for orders preparatory to going to…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, September 17, 1861. COLONEL: I am compelled to assume the high responsibility of changing the destination of the troops ordered tothe plains. The…
SAN BERNARDINO SAN BERNARDINO, September 14, 1861. Capt. Joun W. DAVIDSON, Commanding U. K. Dragoons, Camp Fitzgerald, Los Angeles : SIR: We, the undersigned, members of the Union Club of…
HEADQUARTERS, Camp Fitzgerald, Cal., September 16, 1861. Assistant Adjutant-General, San Francisco, Cal. : CAPTAIN: The information given you in my letter of the 9th instant has received much corroboration within…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., September 16, 1861. CAPTAIN: I have the honor to report that on the 13th instant I relieved Col. George Wright, Ninth Infantry,…