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46,149 lettersSPECIAL ORDERS, ) HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, March 20, 1862. No. 7. Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., March 20, 1862. Assoon as steam-boat communication with The Dalles is re-established Company B…
SPECIAL ORDERS, HDQRS. DIST. OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, March 13, 1862. No. 28. New San Pedro, Cal., March 13, 1862. Captain Soper’s company, Fifth Infantry California Volunteers, now at San Diego,…
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, March 10, 1862. No. 39. f i San Francisco, Cal., March 10, 1862. 1. As soon as the weather will permit, Maj.…
GENERAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, March 8, 1862. No. 8. } San Francisco, Cal., March 8, 1862. I. The public interest requires that all officers and soldiers…
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DIST. OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, March 7, 1862. No. 22. } Los Angeles, Cal., March 7, 1862. I. Lieutenant-Colonel Dobbins, Fifth Infantry California Volunteers, will proceed on…
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DIST. OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, March 7, 1862. No. 21. Los Angeles, Cal., March 7, 1862. I. The battalion of the First and Fifth Regiments Infantry California…
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DIST. OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, March 2, 1862. ING: 19 f Los Angeles, Cal., March 2, 1862. IV. Lieutenant-Colonel Dobbins, Fifth Infantry California Volunteers, will detach from…
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DIST. OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, February 28, 1862. Noi: f Los Angeles, Cal., February 28, 1862. I. Lieut. Col. George S. Evans, Second Cavalry California Volunteers, will…
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DIST. OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, February 27, 1862. No. 16. f Los Angeles, Cal., February 27, 1862. I. Lieut. Col. George S. Evans, Second Cavalry California Volunteers,…
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DIST. OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, February 26, 1862. No. 15. f Los Angeles, Cal., February 26, 1862. I. Lieut. Col. George 8. Evans, Second Cavalry California Volunteers,…
HDQRS. OF THE ARMY, ADJUTANT-GENERAL’S OFFICE, Washington, February 13, 1862. 3rig. Gen. G. WRIGHT, U. S. Volunteers, Comdy. Department of the Pacific, San Francisco, Cal. : SIR: I have the…
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DIST. OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, January 29, 1862. No. 3. ) Los Angeles, Cal., January 29, 1862. I. Lieut. Col. Marcus D. Dobbins, Fifth Infantry California Volunteers,…
HDQRS. OF THE ARMY, ADJUTANT-GENERAL’S OFFICE, Washington, January 20, 1862. Brig. Gen. G. WRIGHT, U. S. Army, Commanding Department of the Pacific, San Francisco, Cal. : SIR: Your letters of…
WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJUTANT-GENERALâS OFFICE, Washington, January 18, 1862. Brig. Gen. G. WRIGHT, San Francisco, Cal. : GENERAL: In answer to your communication of December 10, I am directed to authorize…
DEPARTMENT ORDERS, ) HDQRS. HUMBOLDT MIL. DISTRICT, January 9, 1862. No. 1. Fort Humboldt, January 9, 1862. 1. In obedience to Department Special Orders, No. 233, Col. F. J. Lippitt,…
WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJUTANT-GENERAL’S OFFICE, January 9, 1862. January 9, 1862. His Excellency the GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA, San Francisco: General Wright was authorized by the Secretary of War, December 2, subject…
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,…
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,…
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, December 26, 1861. No. 241. ) San Francisco, Cal., December 26, 1861. 1. Company K, Ninth Infantry, will proceed to and take…
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, December 24, 1861. No. 240. San Francisco, Cal., December 24, 1861. 2, Col. C. Sims, Second Cavalry California Volunteers, will designate three…