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17,141 lettersHEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, April 19, 1861. Capt. H. G. WrieGHt, Corps of Engineers, Washington ; Sir: You are selected as an engineer officer of high science and judgment,…
POLICE DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE MARSHAL, Baltimore, May 9, 1861. Near the hour of 12 p. m. on Friday, the 19th April, the day on which the collision with the…
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES ARMORY, Harper’s Ferry, Va., April 18, 1861—9 p. m.. Sir: Up to the present time no assault or attempt to seize the Government property here has been…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., June 30, 1862. ASSISTANT ADJUTANT-GENERAL, Headquarters Department of the Pacific, San Francisco, Cal. : Sir: I have the honor to report that…
HEADQUARTERS, Canada del Oro, Ariz. Ter., June 30, 1862. LIEUTENANT: I have the honor to report the following changes in the location of the troops under my command, viz: On…
SPECIAL ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, June 30, 1862. No. 28. j Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., June 30, 1862. I. Maj. J. S. Rinearson, First Oregon Cavalry, with Company ©…
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, June 28, 1862. No. 27, f Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., June 28, 1862. First Lieut.W. B. Hughes, Ninth Infantry, U. S. Army, acting…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., June 28, 1862. ASSISTANT ADJUTANT-GENERAL, Headquarters Department of the Pacific, San Francisco, Cal.: SIR: I have the honor to inform you that…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., June 28, 1862. Col. FRANCIS J. LIPPITT, Second Infantry California Volunteers, Commanding District of Humboldt, Fort Humboldt, Cal. : Str: The general…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, June 28, 1862. Brig. Gen. L. THOMAS, Adjutant-General U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.: GENERAL: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., June 27, 1862. Lieut. Col. R. F. MAURY, First Oregon Cavairy, Under Orders for Fort Walla Walla, Wash. Ter.: SIR: On arriving…
SPECIAL ORDERS,) HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, June 27, 1862. No. 25. f Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., June 27, 1862. i. Capt. F. Seidenstriker, First Washington Territory Infantry, with his company…
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, June 27, 1862. No. 23. f Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., June 27, 1862. I. In conformity to instructions from headquarters Department of the…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., June 27, 1862. W. H. RECTOR, Superintendent of Indian Affairs, Salem, Oreg. : SIR: I have the honor to inform you that…
TUCSON, ARIZ. TER. TUCSON, ARIZ. TER., June 25, 1862. Col. J. R. WEST, e First Infantry California Volunteers, Commanding, Present: SIR: I have the honor to report that in compliance…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., June 24, 1862. Maj. C. H. RUMRILL, First W ‘ashington Territory Infantry, Under Orders for Fort Colville, Wash. Ter.: MAJOR: In carrying…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Oal., June 24, 1862. COMMANDING OFFICER DISTRICT OF OREGON, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter.: SIR: The mode proposed in your letter of the 19th…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., June 23, 1862. Lieut. Col. R. F. Maury, First Oregon Cavalry, Camp Clackamas, Oreg. : SIR: Direct Major Rinearson, who goes to…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., June 23, 1862. Jol. T. R. CORNELIUS, First Oregon Cavalry, Comdg. Fort Walla Walla, Wash. Ter. : Sir: It is designed to…
SPECIAL ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, June 23, 1862. No. 21. } Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., June 23, 1862. Maj. C. H. Rumrill, First Washington Territory Infantry, will, with Companies…