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ED. R. S. Canby, June 16, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF NEW MEXICO, June 16, 1861. Santa Fé, N. Mex., June 16, 1861. COMMANDING OFFICERS, Forts Wise and Larned, Kans. : Sirs: It is stated here that a…
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R. C. Drum to H. M. Black, May 18, 1864
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…
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ED. R. S. Canby, October 4, 1861
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…
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Lorenzo Thomas to Galusha A. Grow, December 12, 1861
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…
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F. Maury, July 4, 1863
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…
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Charles H. Barth to Lieutenant-Colonel WHIPPLE, June 29, 1863
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…
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James L. Fraser to S. R. Sarw, April 2, 1865
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…
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John W. Riely to Epwarp Bostick, March 30, 1865
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…
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John W. Riely to GrorcE P. Rive, March 28, 1865
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…
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Lieut. Col. J. C. Shields to J. H. Binford, March 30, 1865
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…