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17,141 lettersSan Francisco San Francisco, May 30, 1861. First Dragoons, Commanding Fort Churchill, Nev. Ter. : SIR: The general commanding the department has had intimation from Captain Hendrickson and other definite…
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, May 28, 1861. No. 6. f Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., May 28, 1861. 1. Company E, Ninth Infantry, is transferred from Fort Walla…
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, May 28, 1861. No: 91. ‘ San francisco, May 28, 1861. 1. The detachment now at Honey Lake, from Captain Lendrum’s company…
San Francisco San Francisco, May 27, 1861. Maj. G. A. H. BLAKE, First Dragoons, Commanding Fort Churchill, Nev. Ter.: SIR: The colonel commanding the department desires you, if you deem…
Virginia CITY Virginia CITY, May 26, 1861. Capt. T. HENDRICKSON, Fort Churchill: DEAR SIR: We are confidently assured that the secessionists have completed an organization of over 100, under Dr.…
GENERAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, May 23, 1861. NONO: } San Francisco, May 23, 1861. The name of the quartermaster’s brig Floyd is changed to the General…
San Francisco San Francisco, May 22, 1861. Capt. C. S. LOVELL, Sixth Infantry, U. S. Army, Comdg. Fort Humboldt, Cal. : SIR: If in your opinion the further services of…
San Francisco San Francisco, May 22, 1861. Maj. J. H. CARLETON, : First Dragoons, Commanding, Los Angeles, Cal. : Masor : The general answers yes to your dispatch of to-day.…
i San Francisco, Cal. i San Francisco, Cal., May 20, 1861. Assistant Adjutant-General, U. S. Army, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. 0.: SIR: I have the honor to report…
ASSISTANT QUARTERMASTER’S OFFICE, Los Angeles, Cal., May 14, 1861. MAJOR: Major Haller’s command may be expected to arrive here on the 13th of June. Major Carleton’s company (K) will be…
San Francisco San Francisco, May 13, 1861. Ninth Infty., Comdg. Dist. of Oregon, Vancouver, Wash. Ter.: COLONEL: I am directed by the commanding general to inform you, in answer to…
San Francisco San Francisco, May 13, 1861. Capt. W. S. HANCOCK, Assistant Quartermaster, Los Angeles, Oal. : CAPTAIN: Your letters of May 4 and 7 have been received, and I…
ASSISTANT QUARTERMASTER’S OFFICE, Los Angeles, Cal., May 12, 1861. MAJOR: There was no trouble here whatever to-day. Having failed to do what they had promised to do, I have no…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., May 11, 1861. Asst, Adjt. Gen., Hdqrs. Dept. of the Pacific, San Francisco, Cal. : MAJOR: On the 7th instant I wrote a dispatch…
San Francisco San Francisco, May 10, 1861. Capt. D. McDouGAL, U.S. Navy, Commanding Mare Island Navy- Yard, Cal. : CAPTAIN: I am directed by Brigadier-General Sumner to say that, since…
Mare Island Mare Island, May 10, 1861. Maj. W. W. MACKALL, Assistant Adjutant General, San Francisco, Cal. : MAJOR: I am in receipt of your communication of yesterday’s date. I…
San Francisco, Cal. San Francisco, Cal., May 10, 1861. Assistant Adjutant- General, U. S. Army, Headquarters Army, Washington, D. C. SIR: I have the honor to report that I have…
San Francisco San Francisco, May 9, 1861. Col. W. SEAWELL, Sixth Infty., U. 8. Army, Comdg. Benicia Barracks, Benicia, Cal.: COLONEL: The commanding general directs you to double the guard…
Washington Washington, May 8, 1861. Col. E. D. BAKER, U. $. Senate, dec., Washington, D. 0.: SIR: You are authorized to raise for the service of the United States a…
Los ANGELES Los ANGELES, May 7, 1861. The “bear flag” was raised at El Monte, twelve miles distant, on the 4th instant. The escort was, say, forty horsemen. I have,…