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46,149 lettersHEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, August 27, 1861. His Excellency J. G. DOWNEY, Governor of California, Sacramento: GOVERNOR: I regret very much that you do not find it…
ForT CASCADES, WASH. TER. ForT CASCADES, WASH. TER., August 25, 1861. Capt. H. M. BLACK, Commanding Troops, Fort Cascades, Wash. Ter.: CAPTAIN: I have the honor to report that in…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Oal., August 26, 1861. SIR: The general commanding the department desires you, in turning over the command of the District of Oregon to…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, August 26, 1861. Col. GEORGE WRIGHT, Commanding District of Oregon: On the arrival of Col. B. L. Beall, turn over your command to…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, August 26, 1861. Capt. WILLIAM H. GARDNER, U. S. Navy, Commanding Mare Island, Cal.: CAPTAIN: I have been informed that there are several…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., August 24, 1861. Ninth Infantry, Comdg. U. S. Troops at Cascades, Wash. Ter.: CAPTAIN: I have received your reports of yesterday. Make…
Los ANGELES Los ANGELES, August 24, 1861. Capt. J. W. DAVIDSON, First Dragoons, U. S. Army: CAPTAIN: The members of the home guard will convene at their armory this evening…
HEADQUARTERS, Camp Fitegerald, Cal., August 24, 1861. Capt. R. C. DRUM, Assistant Adjutant-General, San Francisco: CAPTAIN: I report that I have changed the position of my camp (no farther from…
Fort CASCADES, WASH. TER. Fort CASCADES, WASH. TER., August 23, 1861. Lieut. A. C. WILDRICK, Third Artillery, Acting Assistant Adjutant-General, Headquarters District of Oregon, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter.: LIEUTENANT: I…
SPECIAL ORDERS,) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, August 23, 1861. No. 153. San Francisco, August 23, 1861. 1. The camp directed to be established near San Antonio, Contra Costa, will…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, August 23, 1861. Lieut. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, SIR: I have the honor to inform the General-in-Chief that, in consequence of threatened disturbances…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, August 22, 1861. Brig. Gen. LORENZO THOMAS, Adjutant-General, Washington, D. C.: GENERAL: In raising the volunteers from this State I found it indispensably…
CAMP FITZGERALD, CAL. CAMP FITZGERALD, CAL., August 21, 1861. Capt. RICHARD C. DRUM, Assistant Adjutant-General: CAPTAIN: Yesterday it became known through this camp that I was to be relieved in…
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, August 21, 1861. Brigadier-General SUMNER, Commanding Department of the Pacific, San Francisco, Cal. : SIR: In reply to your letter of the 24th July, the…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., August 20, 1861. Capt H. M. BLACK, Ninth T nfantry, Comdy. Detach. of troops under orders Jor Fort Cascades, Wash, Ter., Fort…
SPECIAL ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, August 20, 1861. No. 28. } Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., August 20, 1861. I. Capt. H. M. Black, Ninth Infantry, with three non-commissioned officers…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal, August 20, 1861. Col. GEORGE WRIGHT, Ninth Regiment Infantry, Comdg. District of Oregon: SIR: From information which has reached the general commanding…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., August 20, 1861. CAPTAIN: Your two telegraphic dispatches of the 15th instant I have this day received. The articles required will be…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Walla Walla, Wash. Ter., August 19, 1861. Lieut. A. C. WILDRICK, Acting Assistant Adjutant-General, District of Oregon, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter.: SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, August 8, 1861. Capt. EDWARD W. CARPENDER, Commanding U. S. Ship Falmouth, Aspinwall : Sir: Captain Wallen with his company leaves in the…