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Ninth Infantry to Don Carlos Buell, June 21, 1861
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, June 21, 1861. No. 13. Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., June 21, 1861. I. In consequence of the threatening attitude of the Indians on…
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Special Orders, Hdqrs. Department Of The Pacific to Richd. Drum, June 15, 1861
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, June 15, 1861. No, 11. Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., June 15, 1861. 1. Capt. J. J. Archer, Ninth Infantry, with his company (1),…
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J. McAllister to George Wright, June 11, 1861
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, June 11, 1861. No. 9. Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., June 11, 1861. I. Fort Cascades will be abandoned forthwith, and the public property…
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D. C. Buell, June 10, 1861
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, June 10, 1861. No. 8. f Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., June 10, 1861. I. Captain Dent with his company (B, Ninth Infantry) will…
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Ninth Infantry to Cuap. Lxil Correspondenceunion And Confederate. 499, June 4, 1861
GENERAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, June 4, 1861. No. 12. San Francisco, June 4, 1861. Commanding officers of posts will promptly report to this office the execution…
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C. S. Lovell to Colonel Wright, May 31, 1861
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, May 31, 1861. No. 93. San Francisco, May 31, 1861. 2. Colonel Wright, commanding the District of Oregon, will send to this…
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Unknown to Pablo de la Guerra, May 28, 1861
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, May 28, 1861. No. 6. f Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., May 28, 1861. 1. Company E, Ninth Infantry, is transferred from Fort Walla…
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Unknown, May 28, 1861
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, May 28, 1861. No: 91. ‘ San francisco, May 28, 1861. 1. The detachment now at Honey Lake, from Captain Lendrumâs company…
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Don C. Buell to E. V. Sumner, U.s. Army, May 23, 1861
GENERAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, May 23, 1861. NONO: } San Francisco, May 23, 1861. The name of the quartermaster’s brig Floyd is changed to the General…
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Winfd S. Hancock to and Assistant Quartermaster, May 14, 1861
ASSISTANT QUARTERMASTER’S OFFICE, Los Angeles, Cal., May 14, 1861. Maj. W. W. MACKALL, Asst. Adjt. Gen., Hdqrs. Dept. of the Pacific, San Francisco, Cal. : MAJOR: Major Haller’s command may…
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Wink Ds: Hancock to and Assistant Quartermaster, May 12, 1861
ASSISTANT QUARTERMASTER’S OFFICE, Los Angeles, Cal., May 12, 1861. Asst. Adjt. Gen., Hdqrs. Dept. of the Pacific, San Francisco, Cal. : MAJOR: There was no trouble here whatever to-day. Having…
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Wined S. Hancock to and Assistant Quartermaster, May 7, 1861
ASSISTANT QUARTERMASTER’S OFFICE, Los Angeles, Cal., May 7, 1861. Maj. W. W. MACKALL, Asst. Adjt. Gen., Hdqrs. Dept. of the Pacific, San Francisco, Cal.: MAJOR: I have the honor to…
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Winf"d S. Hancock to and Assistant Quartermaster, May 4, 1861
ASSISTANT QUARTERMASTER’S OFFICE, Los Angeles, Cal., May 4, 1861. Maj. W. W. MACKALL, Asst. Adjt. Gen., Hdqrs. Dept. of the Pacific, San Francisco, Cal.: MAJOR: I have the honor to…
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Operations On The Pacific Coast. Cmar. Lxil to Maj. J. H. Carleton, May 8, 1861
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, May 8, 1861. NORKI } San Francisco, May 8, 1861. Company K, First Dragoons (Carleton’s), will be detached from Fort Tejon, and…
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W. S. Hancock to William S. Hancock, April 29, 1861
SPECIAL ORDERS, HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, April 29, 1861. No. 68. j San Francisco, April 29, 1861. 1. Fort Mojave will be abandoned and the garrison and public property…
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Simon Cameron, April 26, 1861
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, April 26, 1861. No. 66. San Francisco, April 26, 1861. Companies G and M, Third Artillery, will be sent by the commander…
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Ww. W. Mackall to Special Orders, Hdqrss. Department Of The Pacifico, April 18, 1861
SPECIAL ORDERS,) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, April 18, 1861. No. 60. San Francisco, April 18, 1861. A * * * 3. Maj. William S. Ketchum, Fourth Infantry, is assigned…
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Chap. Lxi1. Correspondenceunion And Confederate. 457 to Sacramento, March 23, 1861, March 23, 1861
SPECIAL ORDERS, WAR DEPT., ADJT. GENERAL’S OFFICE, March 23, 1861. No. 86. Washington, March 23, 1861. Brigadier-General Sumner will, without delay, repair to San Francisco and relieve Brevet Brigadier-General Johnston…
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William S. Ketchum, March 4, 1861
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, March 4, 1861. No. 25. J San Francisco, March 4, 1861. Companies A and B, Third Artillery, will take post at the…
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George B. Currey to First Regiment Oregon Infantry, September 24, 1865
HEADQUARTERS SELVIE’S RIVER EXPEDITION, Camp Wright, Oreg., September 24, 1865. SIR: I have the honor to make the following report of an engagement between twelve men under my command and…