HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., May 10, 1861. Lieut. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General, U. S. Army, Headquarters Army, Washington, D. C. SIR: I have the…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, May 9, 1861. Japt. D. McDouGAL, Commanding Navy-Yard, Mare Island, Cal.: CAPTAIN: Brigadier-General Sumner directs me to say that he learns that you…
WAR DEPARTMENT, 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…
SPECIAL ORDERS, HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, May 7, 1861. No. 77. San Francisco, May 7, 1861. Special Orders, No. 76, is so far modified as not to prescribe the…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., May 6, 1861. ASSISTANT ADJUTANT-GENERAL, Headquarters Department of the Pacific, San Francisco, Cal. : SIR: Yourcommunication of the 25th ultimo reached me…
[Inclosure.] SAN FRANCISCO, May 4, 1861. PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: _ SIB: During the war with Mexico I had the honor, ur der the authority of James K. Polk,…
WAR DEPARTMENT, May 4, 1861. May 4, 1861. Hon. MONTGOMERY BLAIR, Postmaster-General : SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 2d instant respecting…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, May 3, 1861. Bvt. Maj. J. H. CARLETON, Captain, First Dragoons, Fort Tejon, Cal.: SIR: The commanding general directs you to establish a…
SANTA BARBARA, CAL. SANTA BARBARA, CAL., May 3, 1861. Hon. WILLIAM H. SEWARD, Secretary of State: SIR: I have within a few days received information that I know to be…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal, April 30, 1861. Lieut. Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General, Headquarters Army: SIR: I have the honor to report that I have…