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Wine’d S. Hancock, May 7, 1861
ASSISTANT QUARTERMASTER’S OFFICE, Los Angeles, Cal., May 7, 1861. MAJOR: I have the honor to report that a site for an encampment for the troops has been selected, which will…
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Presidio of San Francisco by the Government transport brig Floyd to G. A. H. Blake, May 4, 1861
SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO, May 4, 1861. Maj. G. A. H. BLAKE, First Dragoons, Fort Tejon, Cal.: SIR: Report at this place in person instantly for special duty. Answer. Assistant…
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Winf”d S. Hancock, May 4, 1861
ASSISTANT QUARTERMASTER’S OFFICE, Los Angeles, Cal., May 4, 1861. MAJOR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Special Orders, No. 68, from headquarters Department of the Pacific, of…
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Sumner, May 8, 1861
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, May 8, 1861. NORKI } San Francisco, May 8, 1861. Company K, First Dragoons (Carleton’s), will be detached from Fort Tejon, and…
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Bea Headquarters District Of Oregon to W. W. MacKall, April 30, 1861
Fort BRAGG, CAL. Fort BRAGG, CAL., April 30, 1861. Assistant Adjutant-General, U. S. Army, San Francisco, Cal.: SIR: I have the honor to report that, having supplied the detachment now…
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Edwin M. Stanton to Will you please send instructions to California per pony express for, April 30, 1861
San Francisco, Cal San Francisco, Cal, April 30, 1861. Assistant Adjutant-General, Headquarters Army: SIR: I have the honor to report that I have found it necessary to withdraw the troops…
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W. W. MacKall to W. S. Hancock, April 29, 1861
San Francisco San Francisco, April 29, 1861. Capt. W. S. HANCOCK, Assistant Quartermaster, U. K. Army, Los Angeles, Cal. : SIR: I inclose you an order* for the abandonment of…
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Sumner, April 29, 1861
SPECIAL ORDERS, HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, April 29, 1861. No. 68. j San Francisco, April 29, 1861. 1. Fort Mojave will be abandoned and the garrison and public property…
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a copy of my letter of instructions to the sergeant in command to William W. Mackall, April 28, 1861
FORT GASTON, CAL. FORT GASTON, CAL., April 28, 1861. Maj. W. W. MACKALL, U.S. Army, MAJOR: I have the honor to report that in compliance with instructions received from your…
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Unknown to George B. McClellan, April 28, 1861
San Francisco San Francisco, April 28, 1861. Assistant Adjutant-General, Headquarters Army: COLONEL: I have the honor to report that I arrived here on the 24th instant, and on the 25th…
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Unknown to J. B. Moore, April 27, 1861
San Francisco San Francisco, April 27, 1861. Capt. J. B. MOORE, Commanding National Guard, California State Militia: CAPTAIN: General Sumner acknowledges the receipt of the patriotic offer of the National…
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Sumner to New York, April 27, 1861
NEw YORK CITY NEw YORK CITY, April 27, 1861. New York: STR: A meeting of citizens of California and others, former residents of that State, was held in this city…
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Secretary of War, April 26, 1861
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, April 26, 1861. No. 66. San Francisco, April 26, 1861. Companies G and M, Third Artillery, will be sent by the commander…
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Unknown, April 20, 1861
FORT GASTON, CAL. FORT GASTON, CAL., April 20, 1861. MAJOR: I have the honor to report, for the information of the general commanding the department, that in consequence of Indian…
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Joseph E. Johnston to Ww. W. MacKall, April 18, 1861
SPECIAL ORDERS,) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, April 18, 1861. No. 60. San Francisco, April 18, 1861. A * * * 3. Maj. William S. Ketchum, Fourth Infantry, is assigned…
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Rvol L, Pt I to Unknown, April 16, 1861
Fort Walla Walla, Wash. Ter. Fort Walla Walla, Wash. Ter., April 16, 1861. MAJOR: Superintendent Geary has just returned from the Nez Percé Reservation, where he has succeeded in making…
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Unknown to W. W. MacKall, April 15, 1861
Fort BRAGG, CAL. Fort BRAGG, CAL., April 15, 1861. Maj. W. W. MACKALL, Assistant Adjutant-General, U. S. Army, San Francisco, Cal.: SIR: I have the honor to report that, in…
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Unknown to George B. McClellan, April 8, 1861
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., April 8, 1861. SIR: [have the honor to report that in obedience to instructions from the War Department I am about to resume work…
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Second Cavalry and Brevet Brigadier- General to John G. Downey, March 25, 1861
San Francisco San Francisco, March 25, 1861. Assistant Adjutant-General, Army Headquarters, New York: COLONEL: In consequence of the frequent depredations by the Indians upon the property of the inhabitants of…
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Chap. Lxi1. Correspondenceunion And Confederate to A. S. Johnston, U. S. Army, March 23, 1861
SPECIAL ORDERS, WAR DEPT., ADJT. GENERAL’S OFFICE, March 23, 1861. No. 86. Washington, March 23, 1861. Brigadier-General Sumner will, without delay, repair to San Francisco and relieve Brevet Brigadier-General Johnston…