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17,141 lettersLos Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., March 20, 1862. Lieut. Col. J. R. WEST, First Infantry California Vols., Comdg. at Camp Wright, Cal.: COLONEL: Soper’s company may come via Temecula,…
STANWIX STATION STANWIX STATION, March 19, 1862. Maj. E. A. RIGG, First Infantry California Vols., Comdg. at Fort Yuma: MAJOR: The man King and the Spaniard just arrived here from…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Yuma, Mareh 20, 1862. Col. JAMES H. CARLETON, Commanding Southern District, Los Angeles, Cal. : COLONEL: I have the honor to inclose, for the information of the district…
INOS Camp Latham INOS Camp Latham, March 18, 1862. Lieut. Col. George S. Evans, Second Cavalry California Volunteers, will proceed at once via Fort Tejon and Tejon Reservation, Walker’s Basin,…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, March 18, 1862. Brig. Gen. L. THOMAS, Adjutant-General U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.: GENERAL: On the 14th instant I had the honor…
Camp Drum, Cal. Camp Drum, Cal., March 17, 1862. Maj. E. A. RIGG, First Infantry California Vols., Commanding at Fort Yuma, Cal.: MAJOR: This letter will be handed to you…
Cunp Drum, Cal. Cunp Drum, Cal., March 17, 1862. Maj. D. FERGUSSON, First Cavalry California Vols., Comdg. at Camp Carleton, Qal.: MAJOR: This will be handed to you by Mr.…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., March 17, 1862. Col. GEORGE W. BOWIE, Fifth Infantry California Vols., Comdg. at Camp Latham, Cal. : COLONEL: I inclose herewith une copy of…
HEADQUARTERS CAMP WRIGHT, , Oak Grove, San Diego County, Cal., March 16, 1862. Lieut. B. C. CUTLER, I have the honor to report the receipt of a letter (no date)…
Sunday Evening Sunday Evening, March 16, 1862. Lieut. Col. J. R. WEST, First Infantry California Vols., Comdg. at Camp Wright, Cal.: COLONEL: Order Captain Greene’s company to march to Fort…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., March 15, 1862. First Infantry California Vols., Comdg. at Fort Yuma, Cal. : MAJOR: I have ordered Major Fergusson to send Pishon’s company of…
Camp Drum, Cal. Camp Drum, Cal., March 15, 1862. Maj. D. FERGUSSON, First Cavalry California Volunteers, Comdg. at Camp Carleton: MAJOR: Order Captain Pishon and his company, First Cavalry California…
Mare Island Mare Island, March 15, 1862. Brig. Gen. G. WRIGHT, U. S. Army, Commanding Department of the Pacific, San Francisco, Cal.: GENERAL: Your letter of the 12th instant is…
New San Pedro, Cal. New San Pedro, Cal., March 14, 1862. Maj. D. FERGUSSON, First Cavalry California Volunteers, ; Comdg. at Camp Carleton, near San Bernardino, Cal. : MAJOR: I…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIO, San Francisco, Cal., March 14, 1862. Col. JAMES H. CARLETON, First Infantry California Volunteers, SIR: Your disposition of the forces in the southern district is…
Mare Island Mare Island, March 14, 1862. Brig. Gen. G. WRIGHT, U. S. Army, Commanding Department of the Pacific, San Francisco : GENERAL: Your letter of the 13th instantis at…
HEADQUARTERS HUMBOLDT MILITARY DISTRICT, Fort Humboldt, March 13, 1862. CAPTAIN: The design of Special Orders, No. 33, is to charge you with the protection of the district of country therein…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., March 13, 1862. Capt. WILLIAM H. GARDNER, U.S. Navy, Commanding Navy-Yard, Mare Island, Cal. : CAPTAIN: Understanding (unofficially) that the company of…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., March 12, 1862. Maj. Epwin A. RIGG, First Infantry California Vols., Comdg. at Fort Yuma, Cal.: MAJOR: The colonel commanding has been informed that…
San Francisco, Cal. San Francisco, Cal., March 12, 1862. Capt. JULIAN MCALLISTER, Ordnance Corps, Chief of Ordnance, Department Pacific, Commanding Benicia Arsenal, Benicia, Cal. : CAPTAIN: The chief engineer of…