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17,141 lettersSPECIAL ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, No. T. Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., June 10, 1861. Company F, Fourth Infantry, will be moved without delay to Portland, Oreg., prepared to embark…
Fort BRAGG, CAL. Fort BRAGG, CAL., June 10, 1861. Seventh Infantry, Commanding Detachment in Field: Str: Inclosed find copies of all the instructions received by me and which will govern…
HEADQUARTERS CAMP CARLETON, Near San Bernardino, Cal., February 19, 1862. Col. J. H. CARLETON, Commanding District of Southern California, Los Angeles: COLONEL: I inclose herewith a deposition made by Dr.…
HEADQUARTERS CAMP CARLETON, Near San Bernardino, February 19, 1862. Respecttully forwarded to the colonel commanding the District of Southern California, with the remark that the lives and property of the…
SAN BERNARDINO, CAL. SAN BERNARDINO, CAL., February 18, 1862. Col. JAMES H. CARLETON, First Regiment California Volunteers, Commanding Southern District of California: SIR: The undersigned having reason to believe that…
WAR DEPARTMENT, June 8, 1861. June 8, 1861, Hon. W. H. SEWARD, Secretary of State: SIR: In accordance with your suggestion of the 4th instant the commander of the forces…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., February 18, 1862. Maj. D. FERGUSSON, First Cavalry Califorma Volunteers, Commanding at Camp Carleton, near San Bernardino : MAJOR: The colonel commanding directs as…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., February 18, 1862. Capt. JOHN KELLOGG, U. S. Army, Commissary of Subsistence, San Francisco, Cal. : CAPTAIN: You are aware that when the expedition…
SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO, June 7, 1861. Maj. GEoRGE A. H. BLAKE, Commanding Fort Churchill, Nev. Ter.: Has Captain Moore accomplished the object of his mission and returned? Do you…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., February 18, 1862. Maj. R. C. Drum, Assistant Adjutant-General, U. S. Army, San Francisco, Cal.: MAJOR: I have the honor to ask that I…
HEADQUARTERS, February 16, 1862. > Fort Yuma, February 16, 1862. Lieut. Col. J. R. WEST, Camp Wright, Cal. : COLONEL: I have just time to say that Captain McCleave with…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Yuma, February 15, 1862. Col. JAMES H. CARLETON, Commanding District of Southern California, Los Angeles, Cal. : COLONEL: Captain McCleave has just arrived from Camp Carleton by the…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., February 15, 1862. Maj. R. ©. Drum, U. S. Army, Assistant Adjutant-General, San Francisco, Cal. : MAJOR: I directed Captain Moore, assistant quartermaster, on…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Yuma, February 14, 1862. Commanding Southern District, Los Angeles, Cal. : COLONEL: Your communication dated February 5 was received this day. I have the honor to inclose to…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., February 13, 1862. Lieut. Col. E, E. EYRE, First Cavalry California Volunteers, Comdg. Camp Carleton: SIR: Inform me how many days’ subsistence you have…
GENERAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, June 4, 1861. No. 12. San Francisco, June 4, 1861. Commanding officers of posts will promptly report to this office the execution…
HDQRS. OF THE ARMY, ADJUTANT-GENERAL’S OFFICE, Washington, February 13, 1862. 3rig. Gen. G. WRIGHT, U. S. Volunteers, SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your communications of December…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., February 12, 1862. Lieut. Col. M. D. DOBBINS, Fifth California Volunteer Infantry, Commanding Camp Kellogg, near Camp Latham, Cal.: CoLONEL: Have your command put…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco., June 3, 1861. First Lieut. J. MCALLISTER, Ordnance Department, Commanding Benicia Arsenal, Cal.: Str: The guns for San Diego referred to in your…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., February 12, 1862. Maj. E. A. RIGG, First California Volunteer Infantry, Commanding Fort Yuma : MAJOR: Mr. Jones, the bearer of this, you will…