volunteers to Oregon of not more than sixty strong. Is there any way in which the raising of these troops can be hastened?

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

E. V. SUMNER,

Brigadier-General, U. S. Army, Commanding.

SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, Numbers 191.
San Francisco, October 11, 1861.

I. Lieutenant Colonel Albemarle Cady, Seventh Regiment of Infantry, is assigned to the command of the District of Oregon, and will accordingly relieve Colonel Benjamin L. Beall, First Cavalry. When relieved Colonel Beall will report as these headquarters, preparatory to sailing for New York with his regiment.

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By order of Brigadier-General Sumner:

RICHD. C. DRUM,
Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA,

Los Angeles, October 11, 1861.

Major R. C. DRUM,

Asst. Adjt. General, Hdqrs. Dept. of the Pacific, San Francisco, Cal.:

MAJOR: It is recommended to me by officers who have served long on this coast, and in this section of the State, than San Pedro would be preferable to San Diego for the concentration of all the troops in this district for embarkation for the East. The troops from Fort Yuma can march to San Pedro in nearly the same time it would take to rach San Diego, and the company at San Diego can be brought to San Pedro without any expense to the Government. It is supposed that the steamer which may be employed would not go into San Diego without being well paid, and if we could concentrate all the troops in the district at one point it might be a saving of much expense to the Government.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

G. WRIGHT,

Colonel, U. S. Army, Commanding.

[Indorsement.]

OCTOBER 21, 1861.

Let the present orders be executed. The troops from Fort Yuma will concentrate at San Diego.

G. WRIGHT,

Colonel, Commanding.

WAR DEPARTMENT,

October 12, 1861. January

Colonel JUSTUS STEINBERGER,

Washington, D. C.:

SIR: At the request of Colonel W. H. Wallace, late Governor of Washington Territory, you are hereby authorized to raise and organize a regiment of infantry in that Territory and the country adjacent thereto, for the service of the United States, to serve for three years, or during

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*Another copy of this letter is dated October 18, 1861.

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