HEADQUARTERS, Benicia Barracks, Cal., August 29, 1861. ASSISTANT ADJUTANT-GENERAL, Department of the Pacific, San Francisco, Cal. : Str: In compliance with your order of yesterday and that of to-day from…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, August 28, 1861. ` San Francisco, August 28, 1861, Col. Washington SEAWELL, Sixth Regiment of Infantry, Comdy. Benicia Barracks, Cal. : SIR: The general commanding…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIO, San Francisco, August 28, 1861. Capt. WILLIAM H. GARDNER, Commanding Navy-Yard, Mare Island, Cal. : CAPTAIN: I have received your letter of yesterday.* You are…
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., August 28, 1861. Hon. SIMON CAMERON, Secretary of War: DEAR SIR: Since the arrival of the pony express, with Washington dates of August 16,…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, August 27, 1861. Ninth Infty., Comdg. Dist. of Oregon, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter. : SIR: The general commanding the department desires that fifteen…
PIMA VILLAGES PIMA VILLAGES, August 23, 1861. Lieut. Col. GEORGE ANDREWS, Sixth Infantry, Commanding Fort Yuma: SIR: Inclosed please find Mesilla papers, containing full accounts of the proceedings of the…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, August 27, 1861. His Excellency J. G. DOWNEY, Governor of California, Sacramento: GOVERNOR: I regret very much that you do not find it…
ForT CASCADES, WASH. TER. ForT CASCADES, WASH. TER., August 25, 1861. Capt. H. M. BLACK, Commanding Troops, Fort Cascades, Wash. Ter.: CAPTAIN: I have the honor to report that in…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Oal., August 26, 1861. SIR: The general commanding the department desires you, in turning over the command of the District of Oregon to…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, August 26, 1861. Col. GEORGE WRIGHT, Commanding District of Oregon: On the arrival of Col. B. L. Beall, turn over your command to…