William N.R. Beall to A. C. Wildrick, October 7, 1861

No. 43, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., October 7, 1861.

I. In compliance with instructions received from the headquarters of the Department of the Pacific, the U.S. troops in this district are notified to hold themselves in readiness to be relieved by volunteers.

II. The detachment of Company H, First Cavalry, now at the Warm Springs Reservation, will immediately rejoin their company, and the entire horses and horse equipage to that company will be turned over to the Oregon volunteers.

II. The detachments from companies of the Ninth Infantry on duty as escort to Lieutenant Mullan’s wagon-road expedition will be relieved and forthwith join their respective companies.

By order of Colonel Beall: