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Unknown to James H. Carleton, April 9, 1862
Los Angeles Los Angeles, April 9, 1862. Col. J. H. CARLETON, or MILITARY COMMANDER OF SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF California: SIR: I hereby request that you will detail a sufficient military…
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Letters about 1862
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Jas. B. Mcpherson to I. F. QuINBY, Waterford, Miss, December 24, 1862
Oamp on Tallahatchie, December 24, 1862. Major-General GRANT: _ GENERAL: I have been examining into the ratioi question this morning. General Denver has only enough, on three-quarter rations, to include…
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Unknown to Moopy, April 4, 1862
URES URES, April 4, 1862. At the last hour Governor Pesqueira has told me to write you for the purpose of telling you that it would be very convenient not…
Order
F. H. Waterman, April 5, 1862
S) ECIAL ORDERS, ) HEADQUARTERS CAMP WRIGHT, April 5, 1862. No. 30. $ Oak Grove, San Diego County, Cal., April 5, 1862. I. Companies © and K, First Infantry California…
Dispatch
N. P. Chipman to Samuel R. Curtis, December 24, 1862
Washington, December 24, 1862. Major-General CuRTIS, Saint Louis, Mo.: Columbus is reported as in danger of an attack. Re-enforce it with all your available forces. The movement must be prompt.…
Order
Wright to Major Drum, April 5, 1862
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, April 5, 1862. No. 54. f San Francisco, Cal., April 5, 1862. quarters, will proceed to-morrow on the steamer Senator to the…
Letter
Lippitt to David Stuart, April 4, 1862
Fort Humboldt Fort Humboldt, April 4, 1862. Captain STUART, E Second Infantry California Vols., Comdy. at Fort Ter-Waw : CAPTAIN: The colonel commanding the district desires you to keep as…
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Jno. A. Rawlins to Alvan C. Gorman, December 23, 1862
Helena, December 23, 1862. I will start 2,000 cavalry to the Tallahatchie to-morrow; will be at mouth of Coldwater the 25th. If they can cross they will come to Oxford…
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Lippitt to C. D. Douglas, April 4, 1862
Fort Humboldt Fort Humboldt, April 4, 1862. Capt. C. D. DOUGLAS, Second Infantry California Vols., Comdg. at Fort Anderson: CAPTAIN: Your dispatch of this date is the first official report…
Dispatch
Unknown to Lieutenant Wood, April 2, 1862
Fort Yuma Fort Yuma, April 2, 1862. LIEUTENANT: I have the honor to report that the party sent out in pursuance with instructions received from district headquarters to cleanse and…