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Lorenzo Thomas to Robert C. Drum, July 29, 1861
SPECIAL ORDERS,) WAR DEPT., ADJT. GENERAL’S OFFICE, July 29, 1861. No. 203. Washington, July 29, 1861. * * * * * * * 6. Capt. R. €. Drum, assistant adjutant-general,…
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Letters from 1861
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Lorenzo Thomas to Adjutant-General U. S. Army, July 29, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFICO, San Francisco, July 29, 1861. ADJUTANT-GENERAL U. S. ARMY, Washington: I would earnestly recommend that the steamer Shubrick be kept in commission, as she may…
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Edwin V. Sumner to William H. Gardner, July 26, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, July 26, 1861. Capt. WILLIAM H. GARDNER, Commanding Navy-Yard, Mare Island, Cal. : CAPTAIN: Captain Boggs has just shown me a letter from…
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Lorenzo Thomas to Edwin V. Sumner, July 26, 1861
Washington Washington, July 26, 1861. Brig. Gen. E. V. SUMNER, Commanding Department of the Pacific : Direct your quartermaster and commissary to prepare in advance the stores necessary for the…
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Unknown to Simon Cameron, July 25, 1861
Washington Washington, July 25, 1861. Hon. SIMON CAMERON, Secretary of War: SIR: The bearer of this, Col. J. D. Williamson, of New York, and formerly a resident of Oregon, informs…
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T. C. English to JoHN S. Mason, U. S. Army, July 24, 1861
San Juan Island, Wash. Ter. San Juan Island, Wash. Ter., July 24, 1861. Lieut. JoHN S. Mason, U. S. Army, Third Artillery, Actg. Asst. Adjt. Gen., Hdqrs. Dist. of Oregon:…
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James H. Carleton to D. C. Buell, U.s. Army, July 23, 1861
HEADQUARTERS CAMP FITZGERALD, Near Los Angeles, Cal., July 23, 1861. Maj. D. C. BUELL, U.S. Army, Assistant Adjutant-General, San Francisco, Cal. : MAJOR: Inclosed please find the report of First…
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E.D. Townsend to E. V. Sumner, U.s. Army, July 25, 1861
HEADQUARTERS ‘OF THE ARMY, Washington, July 25, 1861. Brig. Gen. E. V. SUMNER, U.S. Army, Commanding Department of the Pacific, San Francisco, Cal. : Str: The colonel of ordnance has…
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Geo. A. H. Blake to Don Carlos Buell, July 22, 1861
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Churchill, Nev. Ter., July 22, 1861. Maj. Don CARLOS BUELL, Assistant Adjutant-General, U. X. Army, MAJOR: Your communication of the 18th instant is received. In reply I would…
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G. Wright, July 24, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., July 24, 1861. Respectfully referred to department headquarters. I have removed all the stores from Fort Chehalis, as I did not believe…