Wright, November 15, 1861

No. 212. f San Francisco, Cal., November 15, 1861.

1. Col. Benjamin L. Beall will transfer the command of the First Regiment of Cavalry to Lieut. Col. George A. H. Blake. Colonel Beall will then comply with the instructions he has received from the Adjutant-General’s Office. :

2. Maj. Charles S. Lovell, of the Tenth, and Maj. Franklin F. Flint, of the Sixteenth Regiments of Infantry, will continue on duty with the Sixth Infantry and proceed to the East on the steamer of the 21st instant.

3. The following troops will embark for New York on the steamer leaving this port on the 21st instant, under the command of Col. Washington Seawell, Sixth Infantry: Companies A, B, and H, of the Sixth Infantry, now at Benicia; Companies E and I of the Fourth, and O, F, and I, of the Sixth Infantry, at San Diego.

By order of Brigadier-General Wright: