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17,141 lettersHEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, February 20, 1862. Brig. Gen. LORENZO THOMAS, Adjutant-General U. S. Army, Washington, D. O.: GENERAL: Since the 10th instant nothing of importance has…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Yuma, February 19, 1862. Col. J. H. CARLETON, y Commanding Southern District, Los Angeles, Cal. : COLONEL: Your letter per Mr. Jones was received to-day.* He will be…
HEADQUARTERS CAMP WRIGHT, Oak Grove, San Diego County, Cal., February 19, 1862. Lieut. BEN. C. CUTLER, I regret to have to inform you that all of Company A, First Infantry…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIO, San Francisco, Cal., February 10, 1862. Col. FRANcIS J. LIPPITT, Second Infantry California Volunteers, Commanding District of Humboldt: SIR: Your report* on the condition of…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., February 8, 1862. Lieut. Col. E. E. EYRE, First California Volunteer Cavalry, Comdg. Camp Carleton, San Bernardino, Cal.: COLONEL: After conversing with some of…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., February 8, 1862. First California Volunteer Infantry, Comdg. Camp Wright: COLONEL: Having assumed command at Camp Wright in compliance with instructions dated at these…
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., February 6, 1862. Maj. R. C. DRUM, Assistant Adjutant-General, U. S. Army, Headquarters Department Pacific, San Francisco, Cal.: SIR: Since my last written communication,…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., February 5, 1862. IRA P. RANKIN, Esq., U. S. Collector, San Francisco, Cal. : SIR: My officer commanding at-Fort Point reports to…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Yuma, February 4, 1862. Commanding District, New San Pedro, Cal.: COLONEL: [ received a letter from Maj. D. Fergusson (commanding Camp Wright, dated January 30) on the 2d…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., January 29, 1862. Lieut. Col. E. E. EYRE, First Cavalry California Volunteers, Comdg. Camp Carleton, San Bernardino, Cal.: COLONEL: Yours of January 27 has…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, December 17, 1861. rig. Gen. L, THOMAS, Adjutant-General U. S. Army, Washington, D. 0.: GENERAL: Where the War Department require the officers of…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., December 14, 1861. MAJOR: By Colonel Steinberger, who arrived last evening, I have been apprised that several communications and orders from your…
CAMP CARLETON CAMP CARLETON, December 11, 1861. Major FERGUSSON, Commanding Camp Wright, Cal.: MAJOR: It has been reported to me by a gentleman from San Bernardino that there is a…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., December 7, 1861. ADJUTANT-GENERAL, Headquarters of the Army, Washington: Str: I have made satisfactory arrangements for protection of Overland Mail Route without…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Yuma, December 4, 1861. LIEUTENANT: Colonel Carleton’s short note of November 25 reached me on the 2d instant. I cannot move until Major Rigg reaches here, which I…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., December 3, 1861. Lieut. Col. A. CADY, Seventh Infantry, Commanding District of Oregon, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter. : Str: The general commanding…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., December 3, 1861. Capt. E. A. ROWE, Second Regiment California Volunteer Cavalry, Commanding Fort Churchill, Nev. Ter.: SIR: After setting aside a…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Yuma, December 3, 1861. Assistant Adjutant-General, Department of the Pacific: CAPTAIN: I have received from Col. James H. Carleton, lately commanding Southern District of California, a copy of…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., December 2, 1861. MAJOR: I have been informed by Captain Magruder, First Cavalry, since his arrival at this place that the orders…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., December 2, 1861. His Excellency J. W. NYE, Governor of Nevada Territory, Carson City: SIR: I have given instructions to the commanding…