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17,141 lettersHEADQUARTERS, Fort Yuma, November 12, 1861. LIEUTENANT: In accordance with a personal communication from the colonel commanding the Southern District of California, I submit the following statements as to the…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., November 12, 1861. Col. JAMES H. CARLETON, California Vols., Comdg. Dist. of Southern California, Los Angeles, Cal.: Sir: The general commanding the…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., November 11, 1861. Seventh Regiment of Infantry, Comdg. District of Oregon, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter.: SIR: Captain Whittlesey’s letter* with inclosed petitions…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIO, San Francisco, Cal., November 11, 1861. Lieut. Col. A. CADY, Seventh Regiment of Infantry, Comdg. District of Oregon, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter.: Sir: In reply…
HEADQUARTERS, La Mesilla, Ariz., November 10, 1861. Col. H. E. MCCULLOCH, Commanding Department of Texas, San Antonio, Tex.: SIR: I have nothing new to report as to the movements of…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., November 9, 1861. First Infantry California Volunteers, Comdy. Camp Wright: MAJOR: Your note of November 6, instant, I received last evening, As soon as…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., November 8, 1861. Col. JAMES H. CARLETON, California Vols., Comdg. Dist. of Southern California, Los Angeles, Cal.: SIR: The general commanding the…
WAR DEPARTMENT WAR DEPARTMENT, November 8, 1861. Lieut. Col. R. E. DE Russy, Corps of Engineers, or the SENIOR OFFICER OF ENGINEERS AT SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.: You are hereby appointed…
WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, November 8, 1861. His Excellency the GOVERNOR OF California: > I have the honor to request that you will forward on the 10th, 20th, and last day…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Yuma, November 7, 1861. Post Adjt., Southern District of California, Los Angeles, Cal.: LIEUTENANT: In compliance with Revised Army Regulations, 1861, Ï have the honor to submit the…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., November 7, 1861. Maj. EDWARD E. EYRE, First Cavalry California Volunteers, MAJOR: Your letter of November 4, 1861, was handed to me last evening.…
Salem, Oreg. Salem, Oreg., November 6, 1861. Lieut. Col. A. CADY, Commanding District of Oregon, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter.: Sir: Your communication of the Ist instant, relative to disbanding the…
Los Angeles Los Angeles, November 6, 1861. Maj. EDWARD E. EYRE, First Cavalry California Volunteers, : MAJOR: The colonel commanding directs that you cause your quartermaster and commissary to forward…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., November 6, 1861. Maj. EDWIN A. RIGG, First Infantry California Volunteers, Comdg. at Camp Wright, near Warners Ranch, Cal. : MAJOR: 1 send by…
SPECIAL ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, November 5, 1861. No. 55. Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., November 5, 1861. I. Captain Fitch’s company (B, Fourth Infantry California Volunteers) will, until further…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., November 5, 1861. Lieut. Col. GEORGE ANDREWS, Sixth U. S. Infantry, en route from Fort Yuma to San Diego: COLONEL: General Wright, commanding the…
Near Los Angeles Near Los Angeles, November 5, 1861. Col. J. H. CARLETON, Commanding First Infantry California Volunteers : SIR: Linclose you extracts from a letter received by me from…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., November 5, 1861. Maj. RICHARD ©. DRUM, U.S. Army, Assistant Adjutant-General, San Francisco, Cal. : MAJOR: I send you copies of letters * received…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., November 5, 1861. COLONEL: I have this moment received your communication of the 10th ultimo. Anticipating the wishes of the General-in-Chief, orders…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, November 5, 1861. Brig. Gen. SETH WILLIAMS, Adjutant-General at Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. O.: GENERAL: I have this moment received Major-General…