HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, May 18, 1864. Col. H. M. BLACK, Sixth Infantry California Vols., Comdg. Dist. of Humboldt: Sir: The general commanding is gratified to observe…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF NEW MEXICO, October 4, 1861. Santa Fé, N. Mex., October 4, 1861. SIR: The picket skirmishing referred to in my last report of the 29th ultimo resulted…
WAR DEPARTMENT WAR DEPARTMENT, December 12, 1861. Hon. G. A. GROW, Speaker of the House of Representatives : SIR: In answer to the resolution of the House of Representatives of…
HEADQUARTERS FIRST CAVALRY OREGON VOLUNTEERS, Camp Independence, in Payette Valley, Idaho Ter., July 4, 1863. SIR: I have the honor to report that I arrived at this point with my…
HEADQUARTERS HUMBOLDT MILITARY DISTRICT, Fort Humboldt, June 29, 1863. Lieutenant-Colonel WHIPPLE, Commanding Battalion of Mountaineers : COLONEL: The colonel commanding the district directs you to furnish an escort to Manheim…
Ricumonp, Va. Ricumonp, Va., April 2, 1865. Dear Sunn: I have delayed writing in order to be able to give you some definite information on the negro question. The Secretary…
Ricumonp, Va. Ricumonp, Va., March 30, 1865. Capt. Epwarp Bostick, Company FE, Twenty-siath South Carolina Volunteers: Srr: You are hereby authorized to raise a battalion of four companies of negro…
Ricumonp, Va. Ricumonp, Va., March 28, 1865. Capt. GrorcE P. Rive, Siath Lousiana Regiment, Montgomery, Ala.: Str: You are hereby authorized to raise a company of negro troops in the…
GENERAL ORDERS, ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL’S OFFICE, March 30, 1865. No. 18. Richmond, Va., March 30, 1865. I. Paragraph II, General Orders, No. 6, current series, is hereby revoked, and…
HEADQUARTERS C. 8S. ARMIES, March 29, 1865. Respectfully referred to General J. E. Johnston. The need of ammunition is as great as the need of men. _ It is necessary…