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Richard C. Drum, December 9, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., December 9, 1861. COMMANDING OFFICER, Camp at or near Oak Grove: SIR: The general commanding the department desires you to hold and…
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Letters from 1861
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Richd. C. Drum to Albemarle Cady, December 7, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Oal., December 7, 1861. Lieut. Col. ALBEMARLE CADY, Seventh Regiment of Infantry, Comdg. District of Oregon, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter.: SIR: On the…
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Brigadier-General Wright to Richd. C. Drum, December 7, 1861
SPECIAL ORDERS, HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, December 7, 1861. No. 229, San Francisco, Qal., December 7, 1861. * * * * * * * 2. Captain DeMerritt’s company, Second…
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George Wright to Lansford W. Hastings, December 7, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., December 7, 1861. ADJUTANT-GENERAL, Headquarters of the Army, Washington: Str: I have made satisfactory arrangements for protection of Overland Mail Route without…
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A. C. Wildrick to R. Drum, U.s. Army, December 6, 1861
FORT AT Fort POINT, CAL. FORT AT Fort POINT, CAL., December 6, 1861. Maj. R. ©. DRUM, U.S. Army, Assistant Adjutant-General, San Francisco, Cal. : MAJOR: Pursuant to instructions from…
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Thomas A. Scott to Francis J. Lippitt, December 6, 1861
WAR DEPARTMENT, December 6, 1861. December 6, 1861. FRANCIS J. LIPPITT, San Francisco, Cal. : Str: Your communication of August 16, requesting the acceptance of your regiment of infantry, has…
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R. Wellman to E. A. Rigg, November 22, 1861
HEADQUARTERS, Camp Wright, November 22, 1861. MAJOR: I have the honor to present you with a report of a detachment of cavalry on patrol duty, under my command, pursuant to…
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Richd. C. Drum to George Wright, December 5, 1861
SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO, December 5, 1861. General WRIGHT: be (Care of Captain McAllister, U. S. Army, Benicia, Cal.) Dispatch from Major Rigg reports the arrest of Showalter and seventeen…
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Brigadier-General Wright to B. C. Cutler, December 4, 1861
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Yuma, December 4, 1861. Lieut. B. C. CUTLER, Los Angeles: DEAR SIR: When this reaches you, if I am virtually in command of the district (the recollection of…
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Joseph R. West to James H. Carleton, December 4, 1861
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Yuma, December 4, 1861. LIEUTENANT: Colonel Carleton’s short note of November 25 reached me on the 2d instant. I cannot move until Major Rigg reaches here, which I…