HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, May 13, 1861. Ninth Infty., Comdg. Dist. of Oregon, Vancouver, Wash. Ter.: COLONEL: I am directed by the commanding general to inform you,…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, May 13, 1861. Capt. W. S. HANCOCK, Assistant Quartermaster, Los Angeles, Oal. : CAPTAIN: Your letters of May 4 and 7 have been…
ASSISTANT QUARTERMASTER’S OFFICE, Los Angeles, Cal., May 12, 1861. MAJOR: There was no trouble here whatever to-day. Having failed to do what they had promised to do, I have no…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., May 11, 1861. Asst, Adjt. Gen., Hdqrs. Dept. of the Pacific, San Francisco, Cal. : MAJOR: On the 7th instant I wrote a dispatch…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, May 10, 1861. Capt. D. McDouGAL, U.S. Navy, Commanding Mare Island Navy-Yard, Cal. : CAPTAIN: I am directed by Brigadier-General Sumner to say…
Mare Island Mare Island, May 10, 1861. Maj. W. W. MACKALL, Assistant Adjutant General, San Francisco, Cal. : MAJOR: I am in receipt of your communication of yesterday’s date. I…
San Francisco, Cal. San Francisco, Cal., May 10, 1861. Assistant Adjutant-General, U. S. Army, Headquarters Army, Washington, D. C. SIR: I have the honor to report that I have found…
Washington Washington, May 8, 1861. Col. E. D. BAKER, U. $. Senate, dec., Washington, D. 0.: SIR: You are authorized to raise for the service of the United States a…
Los ANGELES Los ANGELES, May 7, 1861. The “bear flag” was raised at El Monte, twelve miles distant, on the 4th instant. The escort was, say, forty horsemen. I have,…
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…