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17,141 lettersHEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., November 20, 1861. Lieut. Col. A. CADY, Seventh Infantry, Commanding District of Oregon: SIR: Lam directed by the general commanding the department…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Oal., November 20, 1861. Lieut. JAMES P. MARTIN, Seventh Infty., Comdg. Co. D, Sixth Infty., Fort Bragg, Cal. : SIR: The general commanding…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, November 20, 1861. ASSISTANT ADJUTANT-GENERAL, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. O.: STR: On the 16th instant I had the honor to acknowledge…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., November 19, 1861. MAJOR: I have the honor to report that Companies B and I, Ninth Infantry, are now leaving the post…
SPECIAL ORDERS HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, November 19, 1861. ADJUTANT-GENERAL’S OFFICE, No. 309. f Washington, November 19, 1861. 1. Brig. Gen. George Wright, volunteer service, is assigned to the command…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., November 18, 1861. Col. J. H. CARLETON, Los Angeles, Cal. : Colonel West will take command of the district. Send for him…
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., November 16, 1861. (Received 25th.) Col. JAMES H. CARLETON, Los Angeles, Cal.: The troops to concentrate at San Diego will sail on the next…
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, November 16, 1861. No. 214. j San Francisco, Cal., November 16, 1861. * * * * * * * 2. The headquarters…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, November 16, 1861. Adjutant-General THOMAS, Washington, D. O.: Received your dispatch of the 13th instant. It will be attended to. G. WRIGHT, Brigadier-General,…
ORDERS, } HEADQUARTERS, INOS. Y Fort Walla Walla, November 15, 1861. In compliance with Special Orders, No. 53, headquarters District of Oregon, the command of the post is hereby turnedoverto…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., November 15, 1861. Lieut. Col. A. CADY, Seventh Infantry, Commanding District of Oregon, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter.: Str: The general commanding the…
Southern California Southern California, November 15, 1861. Col. JAMES H. CARLETON, Commanding California Volunteers, Los Angeles, Cal. : COLONEL: I wrote to you on the 13th instant informing you of…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., November 15, 1861. Maj. E. A. RIGG, Commanding Camp Wright, San Diego County, Cal.: MAJOR: General Wright has directed that as soon as Colonel…
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, November 15, 1861. No. 212. f San Francisco, Cal., November 15, 1861. 1. Col. Benjamin L. Beall will transfer the command of…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, November 16, 1861. ASSISTANT ADJUTANT-GENERAL, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C.: The within communication, addressed to Brigadier-General Thomas, after receiving his telegraphic…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., November 15, 1861. Brig. Gen. L. THOMAS, Adjutant-General U. 8. Army, Washington, D. C.: GENERAL: At 11 o’clock this morning I received…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., November 13, 1861. MAJOR: I have the honor to report that Company D, Third Artillery, and Company E (Crowninshield’s), Fourth Infantry California…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Yuma, November 13, 1861—8 p. m.. Col. JAMES H. CARLETON, Commanding Southern District of California, Los Angeles : COLONEL: I believe that I can accomplish my present object…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Yuma, November 13, 1861. [Col. JAMES H. CARLETON, DEAR COLONEL: 1 have looked over my letter of yesterday before closing the express this morning. It is rather sensational,…
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, November 13, 1861. Brig. Gen. GEORGE WRIGHT, Commanding Department of the Pacific : Will you please order the necessary force (probably one or two regiments),…