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46,149 lettersHEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., December 18, 1861. Lieut. Col. JAMES N. OLNEY, Second Regiment California Volunteer Infantry, Presidio of San Francisco, Cal. : SIR: The position…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, June 3, 1863. June 3, 1863. Respectfully referred to Lieutenant-Colonel Babbitt for his opinion in reference to supplying Camp Wright (Round Valley). By order: k.…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., December 17, 1861. Maj. R. C. DRUM, U.S. Army, Assistant Adjutant-General, San Francisco, Cal. : MAJOR: The following articles it will take time to…
HEADQUARTERS HUMBOLDT MILITARY DISTRICT, Fort Humboldt, Cal., May 11, 1863. COLONEL: On the 30th of April a Government pack train, in charge of four men belonging to companies at Fort…
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 UTAH, Camp Douglas, Utah Ter., February 6, 1863. COLONEL: I have the honor to report that from information received from various sources of the encampment of a…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Hoskins, Oreg., December 16, 1861—4 p. m.. Colonel CADY, Commanding District of Oregon : COLONEL: On receiving the inclosed dispatches from the Indian agent at the Siletz block-house,…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF UTAH, Camp Douglas, Utah, December 2, 1862. COLONEL: I have the honor to inclose a letter of instruction to Major McGarry and his report of the expedition…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF NEW MEXICO, Fort Bliss, Tex., December 16, 1861. His Excellency the GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF SONORA: SIR: Upon assuming command of the military forces of the…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Churchill, Nev. Ter., December 1, 1862. Col. R. C. Drum, i Assistant Adjutant-General, San Francisco, Cal. : SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith copy of the…
SPECIAL ORDERS, } HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, December 16, 1861. No. 235. San Francisco, Cal., December 16, 1861. 1. Company A, Third Artillery, Lieut. John B. Shinn commanding, will…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF UTAH, Camp Douglas, Utah, November 6, 1862. COLONEL: I have the honor to transmit herewith a copy of the report of Major McGarry, Second Cavalry California Volunteers,…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., December 16, 1861. Louis McLAng, Esq., Agent Overland Mail Company, San Francisco, Cal.: SIR: After my several interviews with you on the…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Crook, October 26, 1862. COLONEL: On the evening of the 21st instant information was brought me that a train had been attacked by Indians on the Yreka road…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, December 16, 1861. Brig. Gen. L. THOMAS, Adjutant-General U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.: GENERAL: As the forts at Fort Pointand on Alcatraz…
HEADQUARTERS HUMBOLDT MILITARY DISTRICT, Fort Humboldt, September 17, 1862. COLONEL: I have the honor to transmit herewith the official reports of Lieutenant-Colonel Olney and Lieutenant Noyes relative to the unfortunate…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., December 15, 1861. Maj. R. ©. DRUM, U. S. Army, Assistant Adjutant-General, San Francisco, Cal. : MAJOR: The people in San Bernardino have raised…
HEADQUARTERS EMIGRANT ROAD EXPEDITION, Camp on Malheur River, Oreg., October 11, 1862. SIR: I have the honor to report our arrival on the return trip at this camp in excellent…
HEADQUARTERS, Camp Wright, Cal., December 15, 1861. Lieut. B. C. CUTLER, Acting Assistant Adjutant-General, SIR: I have the honor to report the receipt of the note* of Colonel Carleton, commanding…
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…