Letter
Ira P. Rankin, Esq, July 11, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT*OF THE ‘PACIFIC, San Francisco, July 11, 1861. Commanding Navy- Yard, Mare Island, Cal. : _ CAPTAIN: I have received an order to act in concert with the Navy…
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Letters about 1861
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Forbes Babcock to Messrs. Forbes Babcock, July 10, 1861
San Francisco San Francisco, July 10, 1861. General SUMNER, U.S. Army, Commanding Pacific Department, San Francisco: SIR: The president of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company has directed us to make…
Order
Unknown, July 8, 1861
SPECIAL ORDERS, ] WAR DEPT., ADJT. GENERAL’S OFFICE, July 8, 1861. No. 181. Washington, July 8, 1861. * * * * * * * 6. Bvt. Capt. Richard C. Drum,…
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Unknown, July 5, 1861
Fort Churchill, Nev. Ter. Fort Churchill, Nev. Ter., July 5, 1861. MAJOR: I have the honor to report for the information of the general commanding the department, that Shokup, the…
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Unknown to R. C. Drum, July 4, 1861
CAMP SUMNER CAMP SUMNER, July 4, 1861. Capt. R. C. Drum, Assistant Adjutant-General, Hdqrs. Department of the Pacific: CAPTAIN: There are many rumors in circulation about the movement of troops.…
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Unknown to D. Buell, U. S. Army, June 23, 1861
Camp Fitzgerald, near Los Angeles, Cal. Camp Fitzgerald, near Los Angeles, Cal., June 23, 1861. Maj. D. ©. BUELL, U. S. Army, Assistant Adjutant-General, San Francisco, Cal.: MAJOR: Until I…
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Dec. Buell to Carleton, June 21, 1861
Fort TEJON Fort TEJON, June 21, 1861. Major CARLETON, Commanding : I want a sergeant and ten men here. The Indians are going to break out. The whites are giving…
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Unknown to Don Carlos Buell, June 22, 1861
Camp Fitzgerald, near Los Angeles, Cal. Camp Fitzgerald, near Los Angeles, Cal., June 22, 1861. Maj. D. C. BUELL, Assistant Adjutant-General, U. S. Army, San Francisco, Cal.: MAJOR: Inclosed herewith…
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Unknown, June 22, 1861
Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter. Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., June 22, 1861. MAJOR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 12th instant, together with the…
Order
Wright, June 21, 1861
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, June 21, 1861. No. 13. Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., June 21, 1861. I. In consequence of the threatening attitude of the Indians on…