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17,141 lettersHEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, April 30, 1862. Brig. Gen. LORENZO THOMAS, Adjutant-General U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.: GENERAL: Major Drum is still absent, inspecting the troops…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, April 30, 1862. Brig. Gen. L. THOMAS, Adjutant-General U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.: GENERAL: Colonel Steinberger sailed to-day for Fort Vancouver with…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., April 29, 1862. Col. FRANCIS J. LIPPITT, Second Infantry California Volunteers, Commanding District of Humboldt, Fort Humboldt, Cal. : COLONEL: Your letters…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, April 29, 1862. Brig. Gen. L. THOMAS, Adjutant-General U. S. Army, Washington, D. O.: GENERAL: The routeof the overland mail will not be…
SACRAMENTO SACRAMENTO, April 29, 1862. (Received 12 m.) Hon. E. M. STANTON: _ Your dispatch of the 14th instant received, and will be attended to immediately. LELAND STANFORD, Governor of…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., April 28, 1862. Col. JUSTUS STEINBERGER, First Infantry Washington Territory Volunteers, under orders for Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter.: COLONEL: After assuming command…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., April 28, 1862. Col. FERRIS FORMAN, Fourth Infantry California Volunteers, Sacramento, Cal. : SIR: You have been ordered to move with your…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., April 28, 1862. COLONEL: Thesteamer Senator will sail from this city for San Pedro on Saturday morning next (the 3d proximo) at…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., April 28, 1862. Flag Officer BELL, U. S. Navy, Commanding Pacific Squadron, Mare Island, Cal. : SIR: Inclosed herewith is a copy…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., April 28, 1862. Brig. Gen. LORENZO THOMAS, Adjutant-General U. S. Army, Washington, D. 0.: GENERAL: By the last steamer from the Gulf…
HEADQUARTERS HUMBOLDT MILITARY DISTRICT, Fort Humboldt, April 27, 1862. Captain DOUGLAS, Second Infantry California Vols., Comdg. Fort Anderson: CAPTAIN: In consequence of the weakening of the force at Fort Lyon…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., April 25, 1862. CAPTAIN: I have lately received reports of Indian difficulties at or in the vicinity of Honey Lake, and deeming…
HEADQUARTERS HUMBOLDT MILITARY DISTRICT, Fort Humboldt, April 23, 1862. CLINTON WOODFORD, Secretary of a Public Meeting held at Trinidad : SIR: Before answering your letter of the 11th instant, transmitting…
HEADQUARTERS CAMP DRUM, Near New San Pedro, Cal., April 24, 1862. Capt. R. W. KIRKHAM, Assistant Quartermaster and Actg. Asst. Adjt. Gen., Headquarters Department of the Pacific, San Francisco, Cal.:…
GENERAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, April 23, 1862. No. 17. f San Francisco, Cal., April 23, 1862. The general commanding this department having been appealed to by…
Camp Wright, Cal. Camp Wright, Cal., April 22, 1862. Maj. E. A. RIGG, First Infantry California Vols., Comdg. Fort Yuma, Cal.: MAJOR: Since writing to you yesterday circumstances have rendered…
HEADQUARTERS HUMBOLDT MILITARY DISTRICT, Fort Humboldt, April 21, 1862. Captain KETCHAM, Third Infantry California Volunteers: A band of hostile Indians is reported to me in a communication,* of which a…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., April 21, 1862. Col. FRANCIS J. LIPPITT, Commanding District of Humboldt: COLONEL: Your telegram of the 20th instant is received and submitted…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., April 21, 1862. Col. THOMAS R. CORNELIUS, COLONEL: Your letter of the 15th [14th] instant, with inclosures, is received and submitted to…
Camp Wright, Cal. Camp Wright, Cal., April 21, 1862. Maj. E. A. RIGG, First Infantry California Vols., Comdy. at Fort Yuma, Cal.: MAJOR: Captain Shirland with his company of cavalry…