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17,141 lettersHEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., November 30, 1861. CoMDG. OFFICER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN California, Los Angeles, Cal.: SIR: The general commanding the department desires you to select…
HEADQUARTERS, —, Fort Ter-Waw, November 29, 1861. Maj. R. C. Drum, Assistant Adjutant-General, Department of the Pacific : SIR: In accordance with the direction of the general commanding, I have…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIG, San Francisco, November 29, 1861. ASSISTANT ADJUTANT-GENERAL, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. O.: SIR: Since my communication of the 26th instant, nothing of interest…
Sacramento Sacramento, November 27, 1861. General GEORGE WRIGHT, U.S. Army, Commanding Department of the Pacific, San Francisco: GENERAL: In the month of July last General Sumner, then commanding Department of…
SPECIAL ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, November 26, 1861. No. 61. Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., November 26, 1861. I. Companies H and I and the band of the First Cavalry,…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., November 26, 1861. Maj. E. A. RIGG, ms First Infantry California Volunteers, Commanding Camp Wright: MAJOR: Proceed at once to Fort Yuma and relieve…
SPECIAL ORDERS,) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, November 26, 1861. No. 221. San Francisco, Cal., November 26, 1861. 1. The foliowing troops will, should they arrive in time, embark for…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIO, San Francisco, November 26, 1861. ASSISTANT ADJUTANT-GEVERAL, : Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C.: SIR: On the 22d instant I had the honor to…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Hoskins, Oreg., November 25, 1861. Lieutenant WILDRICK, Acting Assistant Adjutant-General, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter.: SIR: I am directed by the commanding. officer of this post to make the…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., November 25, 1861. MAJOR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt by this morning’s mail of your letter of the 15th…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., November 25, 1861. Lieut. Col. A. CADY, Seventh Infantry, Commanding District of Oregon, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter.: SIR: The general commanding the…
Los Angeles Los Angeles, November 25, 1861. Col. J. H. CARLETON, U.S. Army: SIR: I learn that probably Showalter’s party will go by way of the Mojave River and Mojave…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., November 25, 1861. Lieut. Col. JOSEPH R. WEST, First Infantry California Vols., Comdg. Fort Yuma, Cal. : COLONEL: The following dispatch I have just…
WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, November 25, 1861. His Excellency the GOVERNOR OF California, San Francisco: SIR: It is found by experience that competition by agents of States, authorized to purchase arms,…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., November 24, 1861. Maj. R. C. DRUM, U.S. Army, Assistant Adjutant-General, San Francisco, Cal.: MAJOR: I have the honor herewith to inclose a copy…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Bragg, November 23, 1861. ASSISTANT ADJUTANT-GENERAL: Str: I have the honor to report to you that I have this day relieved have appointed First Lieut. Thomas 8. Bridges,…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, November 22, 1861. ` San Francisco, Cal., November 22, 1861. His Excellency J. W. NYE, Governor of Nevada Territory, Carson City: SIR: I have received…
[AND 10 OTHER OFFICERS. SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, November 22, 1861. No. 218. f San Francisco, Cal., November 22, 1861. 1. The headquarters of the First…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Yuma, November 21, 1861. Lieut. BENJAMIN C. CUTLER, Acty, Asst. Adjt. Gen., Southern Dist. of California, Los Angeles: LIEUTENANT: I have the honor to report as follows upon…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., November 21, 1861. Brig. Gen. L. THOMAS, Adjutant-General U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.: GENERAL: I have this day forwarded to you…