WAR DEPARTMENT, March 21, 1861. March 21, 1861. Hon. MILTON S. LATHAM, Senate: Sir: In accordance with your request of the 19th instant, instructions have been issued this morning to…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, March 12, 1861. Second Lieut. EDWARD DILLON, Sixth Infantry, U. S. Army, Commanding Fort Bragg, Cal.: SIR: The commanding general directs you to…
Sacramento Sacramento, March 11, 1861. Brig. Gen. ALBERT S. JOHNSTON, U.S. Army, Commanding Pacific Division: SIR: I have received numerous petitions from citizens of the counties of Humboldt and Mendocino…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, March 6, 1861. Capt. ©. S. LOVELL, Sixth Infantry, Commanding Fort Humboldt, Cal. : SIR: The commanding general directs you to send Lieutenant…
SPECIAL ORDERS, } HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, March 4, 1861. No. 25. J San Francisco, March 4, 1861. Companies A and B, Third Artillery, will take post at the…
TREASURY DEPARTMENT TREASURY DEPARTMENT, February 28, 1861. Hon. J. HOLT, Secretary of War: SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the letter of A. S. Johnston, brevet…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, February 22, 1861. Capt. G. E. PICKETT, Ninth Infantry, U. S. Army, Commanding on the Island of San Juan, Wash. Ter.: CAPTAIN: The…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, February 20, 1861. Capt. J. S. ELLIS, Commanding California Guard, San Francisco, CAL. : DEAR SIR: The fort at Fort Point having lately…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, February 20, 1861. COLONEL: In obedience to the orders of the General-in-Chief received here on the 15th instant, Fort Point was occupied by…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, February 18, 1861. Lieut. Col. C. S. MERCHANT, Third Artillery, Commanding Presidio of San Francisco, Cal.: SIR: Brigadier-General Johnston directs me to say…