Unknown to John W. Davidson, August 15, 1861
SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO, August 15, 1861. Capt. J. W. DAVIDSON, First Dragoons, Los Angeles : Your dispatch of this date received. Read second paragraph of General Orders, No, 6,…
John Wynn Davidson was a brigadier general in the United States Army during the American Civil War and an American Indian fighter. In 1850, he co-led the Bloody Island massacre of 60-200 Pomo old men, women, and children as part of the wider California genocide.
SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO, August 15, 1861. Capt. J. W. DAVIDSON, First Dragoons, Los Angeles : Your dispatch of this date received. Read second paragraph of General Orders, No, 6,…
SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO, August 15, 1861. Capt. J. W. DAVIDSON, First Dragoons, Los Angeles : Your dispatch of this date received. Read second paragraph of General Orders, No, 6,…
Los ANGELES Los ANGELES, August 24, 1861. Capt. J. W. DAVIDSON, First Dragoons, U. S. Army: CAPTAIN: The members of the home guard will convene at their armory this evening…
Los ANGELES Los ANGELES, August 24, 1861. Capt. J. W. DAVIDSON, First Dragoons, U. S. Army: CAPTAIN: The members of the home guard will convene at their armory this evening…
HEADQUARTERS, Camp near San Bernardino, Oal., August 30, 1861. Capt. J. W. DAVIDSON, or COMMANDING OFFICER CAMP FITZGERALD, fl Near Los Angeles, Cal.: SIR: It has been reported to me…
BLOOMFIELD BLOOMFIELD, April 20, 1863. Brig. Gen. J. W. DAVIDSON, Commanding Saint Louis District of Missouri: GENERAL: I have the honor to inclose you report of Major [Hiram M.] Hiller…
OFFICE CHIEF OF CAVALRY, DEPT. OF ARKANSAS, September 6, 1864. . Little Rock, Ark., September 6, 1864. Brig. Gen. JOHN W. DAVIDSON, Chief of Cav., Mil. Div. of West Miss.,…