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46,149 lettersHEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., January 6, 1862. Col. GEORGE W. BOWIE, Fifth Regiment Infantry California Vols., Sacramento, Cal. : Str: The department commander desires you to…
HDQRS. EXPEDITION INTO THE INDIAN COUNTRY, October 16, 1864. Camp No. 104, on Birch Oreek, October 16, 1864. SIR: I have the honor to report for the information of the…
HDQRS. EXPEDITION INTO THE INDIAN COUNTRY, Camp Alvord, August 20, 1864. SIR: I have the honor to report for the information of the general that on the 2d instant the…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIO, San Francisco, Cal., January 6, 1862. First Lieut. J. B. SHINN, Commanding Light Company A, Third Artillery: (Through Commanding Officer, Benicia, Cal.) SIR: The department…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., January 6, 1862. Col. FRANCIS J. LIPPITT, Second Infantry California Volunteers, San Francisco, Cal. : SIR: Inclosed you will receive a copy…
HDQRS. EXPEDITION INTO THE INDIAN COUNTRY, July 2, 1864. Camp No. 46, on Rattlesnake Creek, at the Northeast side of Harney Lake Valley, July 2, 1864. SIR: I have the…
WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJUTANT-GENERAL’S OFFICE, Washington, January 3, 1862. His Excellency the GOVERNOR OF OREGON, Salem, Oreg. : GOVERNOR: The Secretary of War requests that you will forward to this office,…
HEADQUARTERS EXPEDITION INTO THE INDIAN COUNTRY, May 16, 1864. Camp No. 16, on Owyhee River, at mouth, May 16, 1864, Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., January 2, 1862. Col. G. W. BOWIE, Fifth Regiment California Volunteer Infantry, Commanding Camp Union, near Sacramento, Cal. : SIR: The general…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., June 1, 1864. COLONEL: I have the honor herewith to inclose to you, for the information of the general commanding, a copy…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., December 31, 1861. Brig. Gen. L. THOMAS, Adjutant-General U. 8. Army, Washington, D. C.: GENERAL: Since my communications of the 19th and…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., April 29, 1864. CoLONEL: I have the honor to report for the information of the general commanding the department that I have…
Washington Washington, December 31, 1861. General GEORGE WRIGHT, U.S. Army, San Francisco, Cal. : You cannot disregard writs. l L. THOMAS, Adjutant-General,ris) OPERATIONS ON THE PACIFIC COAST. [CHap. LXIL.
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., March 9, 1864. Respectfully forwarded for the information of the general command ing the department. Captain Currey’s conduct in this matter was…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Walla Walla, Wash. Ter., February 25, 1864. ACTING ASSISTANT ADJUTANT-GENERAL, Headquarters District of Oregon, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter.: Str: Herewith inclosed I have the honor to transmit the…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., December 30, 1861. COMDG. OFFICER, COMPANY A, FIFTH INFTY. California VOLS.: (Through Commanding Officer Fifth Infantry California Volunteers, Auburn, Cal.) SIR: The…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., December 30, 1861. Col. JAMES H. CARLETON, First Infantry California Volunteers, Str: The general commanding the department desires you to place the…
HEADQUARTERS, Camp Iaqua, Cal., May 8, 1864. MAJOR: In obedience to your orders I left this post on the 5th instant with one non-commissioned officer and ten men of Company…
SPECIAL ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, December 28, 1861. No. 66. § Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., December 28, 1861. I. Brevet Major Lugenbeel, with Companies A and ©, Ninth Infantry,…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Gaston, Cal., May 19, 1864. Sir: Irespectfally report for the information of the colonel commanding the following in regard to the Indian affairs in this section: Un the…