SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, Numbers 209.
San Franciso, Cal., November 8, 1`861.

Colonel Ferris Forman having received from the Governor of this State the appointment of colonel of the Fourth Regiment of Infantry California Volunteers will proceed to Camp Sigel and assume command of the regiment.

By order of Brigadier-General Wright:

RICHD. C. DRUM,
Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,

San Francisco, Cal., November 8, 1861.

Colonel JAMES H. CARLETON,

California Vols., Commanding Dist. of Southern California, Los Angeles, Cal.:

SIR: The general commanding the department desires you to have an express sent from Warner's ranch to your headquarters informing you of the time the command from Yuma passes en route to San Diego. Upon the receipt of this information you will telegraph the same for the information of the general.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

RICHD. C. DRUM,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA,
Los Angeles, Cal., November 9, 1861.

Major EDWIN A. RIGG,

First Infantry California Volunteers, Commanding Camp Wright:

MAJOR: Your note of November 6, instant, I received last evening. As soon as Colonel Andrews' command arrives from Yuma give the colonel all your wagons and your ambulance, if necessary, to move his command from Camp Wright to San Diego. Not one of Mr. Banning's wagons can be used for this purpose, as they must come on without delay to San Pedro. You will load Mr. Banning's train with the stores and property of Camp Wright and move that camp to Oak Grove, or to Tmeecula, if in your judgment, after having surveyed the country, the latter would be considered the best point, and direct your train to return with supplies from San Diego to the new camp, whch, by the by, will retain its present name. Colonel Wright decided before he left Los Angles that Mr. Banning's train must not go to San Diego, so use it to move your camp, provided you do not delay it. Have everything packed against it comes up.

Respectfully, your obedient servant,

JAMES H. CARLETON,

Colonel First California Volunteers, Commanding.

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., November 9, 1861.

Lieutenant-Colonel BLAKE:

(Care of N. L. Perkins, Folsom, Cal.)

March your command to Benicia.

RICHD. C. DRUM,

Assistant Adjutant-General.