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17,141 lettersCamp Wright, Oak Grove Camp Wright, Oak Grove, April 21, 1862. First Cavalry California Volunteers, Supposed to be Commanding at Camp Drum, Cal.: MAJOR: In case you have not left…
Camp Wright, Cal. Camp Wright, Cal., April 21, 1862. Capt. Moses A. MCLAUGHLIN, Second Cavalry California Volunteers: CAPTAIN: The colonel commanding directs that immediately upon your return to Temecula from…
Camp near Camp Wright, Cal. Camp near Camp Wright, Cal., April 21, 1862. Capt. R. W. KIRKHAM, Acting Assistant Adjutant-General, San Francisco, Cal. : CAPTAIN: Owing to the ill health…
SPECIAL ORDERS, HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, April 21, 1862. No. 66. y San Francisco, Cal., April 21, 1862, * * * * * * * 4, The two companies…
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. HUMBOLDT MILITARY DISTRICT, April 20, 1862. No. 46. f Fort Humboldt, April 20, 1862. Lieutenant-Colonel Olney with Companies H and I, Second Infantry California Volunteers, will…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, April 19, 1862. ©. A. MuRDOCK, Esq., Arcata, Humboldt County, Cal. : SIR: I have received your communication of the 9th instant, with…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., April 19, 1862. Col. FERRIS FORMAN, Fourth Regiment California Volunteers, Commanding Camp Union, Sacramento, Cal.: COLONEL: I am directed by the general…
Near Temecula, Cal. Near Temecula, Cal., April 19, 1862. Col. G. W. BOWIE, Fifth Infty. California Vols., Comdg. at Camp Wright, Cal.: COLONEL: Thecolonelcommanding directs that Captain Thayer’s company, Fifth…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., April 19, 1862. HENRY D. BARROWS, U. S. Marshal, Southern Dist. of California, Los Angeles, Cal.: SIR: Your communication of the 10th…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., April 19, 1862. Brig. Gen. LORENZO THOMAS, Adjutant-General U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.: GENERAL: Colonel Carleton is on his march. I…
Mazatlan Mazatlan, April 18, 1862. General WRIGHT, Commanding Army of the Pacific, San Francisco : SIR: I received on the 20th ultimo from Chihuahua, from a reliable private correspondent, a…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIO, San Francisco, April 18, 1862. Brig. Gen. L. THOMAS, Adjutant-General U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.: GENERAL: After a conference with Governor Nye, I have…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., April 17, 1862. Col. G. W. PATTEN, Ninth Infantry, U. S. Army, Presidio of San Francisco, Cal.: MAJOR: You have been assigned…
HEADQUARTERS HUMBOLDT MILITARY DISTRICT, Fort Humboldt, April 17, 1862. Captain JOHNS, Third Infantry California Vols., Comdg. Fort Gaston : CAPTAIN: You are directed by the colonel commanding the district to…
HEADQUARTERS HUMBOLDT MILITARY DISTRICT, Port Humboldt, April 17, 1862. y (Received 21st, 4,50 p. m.) Maj. R. C. Drum, Assistant Adjutant-General, U. S. Army : Dispatches left behind by steamer…
Camp at Laguna Grande Camp at Laguna Grande, April 17, 1862. Maj. E. A. RIGG, Commanding at Fort Yuma, Cal.: MAJOR: Apply to Major Drum to replace Assistant Surgeon Meacham,…
Camp at Laguna Grande Camp at Laguna Grande, April 17, 1862. Capt. R. W. KIRKHAM, Acting Assistant Adjuiant-General, San Francisco, Cal.: CAPTAIN: I beg you will learn by telegraph the…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., April 16, 1862. His Excellency JOHN WHITEAKER, . rovernor of the State of Oregon: SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge the…
HEADQUARTERS HUMBOLDT MILITARY DISTRICT, April 16, 1862. , Fort Humboldt, April 16, 1862. Maj. R. ©. DRUM, MAJOR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of a letter from…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., April 15, 1862. Col. JAMES H. CARLETON, First Infantry California Volunteers, A COLONEL: The general commanding the department directs me to write…