WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJUTANT-GENERAL’S OFFICE, Washington, September 24, 1861. Hon. B. F. HARDING, and R. F. MAURY, Esq., Of Oregon: GENTLEMEN: The War Department being convinced of the necessity of raising…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Churchill, Nev. Ter., September 22, 1861. > 1 Capt. R. C. Drum, Asst, Adjt. Gen., Hdqrs. Dept. of the Pacific, San Francisco, Cal.: SIR: I have the honor…
NORWICH, N. Y. NORWICH, N. Y., August 23, 1861. Hon. WILLIAM H. SEWARD, s Secretary of State: SIR: I received this day the inclosed from my son and have no…
SAN BERNARDINO, CAL. SAN BERNARDINO, CAL., July 29, 1861. Hon. WILLIAM H. SEWARD, Secretary of State, Washington, D. O.: Believing it to be the duty of every loyal citizen to…
NAvy DEPARTMENT NAvy DEPARTMENT, September 21, 1861. Hon. SIMON CAMERON, Secretary of War: SIR: In view of the exposed and defenseless condition of the powder magazine at the navy-yard, Mare…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, September 20, 1861. Brig. Gen. MONTGOMERY Ü. MEIGS, Quartermaster-General, Washington, D. O.: GENERAL: There are some things that are next to impossible and…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY, Washington, October 5, 1861. The General-in-Chief directs me to say in reply to the question of the Honorable Secretary of State that he deems the force named by…
HEADQUARTERS, CAMP NEAR DARNESTOWN, September 20, 1861. ; September 20, 1861. SIR: I have the honor to report, in obedience to the order of the Secretary of War, and the…
Camp San Pedro Camp San Pedro, September 19, 1861. Adjutant First Infantry California Vols., San Francisco : LIEUTENANT : I have the honor to report that in obedience to orders…
NEW YORK NEW YORK, September 19, 1861. Hon. SIMON CAMERON, Secretary of War, Washington City : SER: The inclosed document was received by us to-day through the pony express.* The…