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17,141 lettersFort CASCADES, WASH. TER. Fort CASCADES, WASH. TER., August 23, 1861. Lieut. A. C. WILDRICK, Third Artillery, Acting Assistant Adjutant-General, Headquarters District of Oregon, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter.: LIEUTENANT: I…
SPECIAL ORDERS,) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, August 23, 1861. No. 153. San Francisco, August 23, 1861. 1. The camp directed to be established near San Antonio, Contra Costa, will…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, August 23, 1861. Lieut. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, SIR: I have the honor to inform the General-in-Chief that, in consequence of threatened disturbances…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, August 22, 1861. Brig. Gen. LORENZO THOMAS, Adjutant-General, Washington, D. C.: GENERAL: In raising the volunteers from this State I found it indispensably…
CAMP FITZGERALD, CAL. CAMP FITZGERALD, CAL., August 21, 1861. Capt. RICHARD C. DRUM, Assistant Adjutant-General: CAPTAIN: Yesterday it became known through this camp that I was to be relieved in…
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, August 21, 1861. Brigadier-General SUMNER, Commanding Department of the Pacific, San Francisco, Cal. : SIR: In reply to your letter of the 24th July, the…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., August 20, 1861. Capt H. M. BLACK, Ninth T nfantry, Comdy. Detach. of troops under orders Jor Fort Cascades, Wash, Ter., Fort…
SPECIAL ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, August 20, 1861. No. 28. } Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., August 20, 1861. I. Capt. H. M. Black, Ninth Infantry, with three non-commissioned officers…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal, August 20, 1861. Col. GEORGE WRIGHT, Ninth Regiment Infantry, Comdg. District of Oregon: SIR: From information which has reached the general commanding…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., August 20, 1861. CAPTAIN: Your two telegraphic dispatches of the 15th instant I have this day received. The articles required will be…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Walla Walla, Wash. Ter., August 19, 1861. Lieut. A. C. WILDRICK, Acting Assistant Adjutant-General, District of Oregon, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter.: SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, August 8, 1861. Capt. EDWARD W. CARPENDER, Commanding U. S. Ship Falmouth, Aspinwall : Sir: Captain Wallen with his company leaves in the…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, August 19, 1861. Lieut. Col. E, D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General, U. S. Army, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. O.: COLONEL: I have…
Washington, D. C. Washington, D. C., August 17, 1861. Capt. R. L. OGDEN, Quartermaster, San Francisco, Cal. : Str: I have this day forwarded you a dispatch by telegraph and…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, August 16, 1861. Col. GEORGE WRIGHT, Ninth Regiment of Infantry, Comdg. District of Oregon: Str: In reply to your communication of the 9th…
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, August 16, 1861. Brig. Gen. E. V. SUMNER, U.S. Army, Commanding, &e., San Francisco, Cal. : SIR: A telegram was sent you this day in…
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, August 16, 1861. Brig. Gen. E. V. SUMNER, U. S. Army, San Francisco, Cal. : You are to command an expedition into Texas, via Mazatlan,…
SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO, August 15, 1861. Capt. J. W. DAVIDSON, First Dragoons, Los Angeles : Your dispatch of this date received. Read second paragraph of General Orders, No, 6,…
WAR DEPARTMENT WAR DEPARTMENT, August 15, 1861. Hon. JoHN G. DOWNEY, Governor of California, Sacramento City, Cal. : In filling the requisition given you August 14 for five regiments, please…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, August 14, 1861. Maj. WILLIAM S. KETCHUM, Fourth Regiment of Infantry, Camp Sumner, Cal.: MAJOR: It is reported from authentic sources that there…