HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, September 27, 1861. Col. BENJAMIN L. BEALL, First Cav., Comdg. Dist. of Oregon, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter.: COLONEL: From recent information received from…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, September 27, 1861. His Excellency JOHN G. DOWNEY, Governor State of California, Sacramento City, Cal.: GOVERNOR: I have received yours of the 25th.…
ARLINGTON ARLINGTON, September 27, 1861. Hon. S. CAMERON, Secretary of War: I take the liberty to introduce Colonel Wallace, delegate from Washington Territory, with whom I was acquainted while on…
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, September 25, 1861. No. 180. y San Francisco, September 25, 1861, * * * * * * * 2. The counties of…
WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJUTANT-GENERAL’S OFFICE, Washington, September 24, 1861. Hon. B. F. HARDING, and R. F. MAURY, Esq., Of Oregon: GENTLEMEN: The War Department being convinced of the necessity of raising…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Churchill, Nev. Ter., September 22, 1861. > 1 Capt. R. C. Drum, Asst, Adjt. Gen., Hdqrs. Dept. of the Pacific, San Francisco, Cal.: SIR: I have the honor…
NORWICH, N. Y. NORWICH, N. Y., August 23, 1861. Hon. WILLIAM H. SEWARD, s Secretary of State: SIR: I received this day the inclosed from my son and have no…
SAN BERNARDINO, CAL. SAN BERNARDINO, CAL., July 29, 1861. Hon. WILLIAM H. SEWARD, Secretary of State, Washington, D. O.: Believing it to be the duty of every loyal citizen to…
NAvy DEPARTMENT NAvy DEPARTMENT, September 21, 1861. Hon. SIMON CAMERON, Secretary of War: SIR: In view of the exposed and defenseless condition of the powder magazine at the navy-yard, Mare…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, September 20, 1861. Brig. Gen. MONTGOMERY Ü. MEIGS, Quartermaster-General, Washington, D. O.: GENERAL: There are some things that are next to impossible and…