Leech wagon road to Alamo Spring, and thence via Canada del Oro to Tucson; also, order Corporal Timmons, of Company C, First Cavalry California Volunteers, and Sergeant Harrison, of Company F, First Infantry California Volunteers, tovether with the tenprivates of that company now at Gila Bend, to Tucson. You will send to replace them one first-rate non-commissioned officer and three privates. The party then at Gila Bend will be three privates of Company C, First Cavalry, and a non-commissioned officer and three privates of the Fifth Infantry.

I am, major, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

JAMES H. CARLETON,

Brigadier-General, U. S. Army.

HEADQUARTERS HUMBOLDT MILITARY DISTRICT,
Fort Humboldt, June 21, 1862.

Captain THOMAS E. KETCHAM,

Third Infantry California Volunteers, Commanding Fort Baker:

CAPTAIN: Your company will be relieved by the first company of the Second Infantry California Volunteers that will arrive from the north, one being now expected every hour. You will therefore keep your command together and in readiness to march to this post in order to embark for San Francisco to proceed to Benicia, agreeagly to instructions from department headquarters. You will call in the detachments at McEntee's Crossing and at Reed's ranch whenever you shall deem it expedient, by the 1st of July at all events.

By order of Colonel Lippitt:

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

JOHN HANNA, JR.,

First Lieutenant and Adjt. Second Infty. California Vols., Actg. Asst. Adjt. General, Humboldt Military District.

SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, Numbers 108.
San Francisco, Cal., June 23, 1862.

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2. Brigadier General Benjamin Alvord having, under instructions from the War Department, reported for duty at these headquarters, will proceed to Fort Vancouver and assume command of the District of Oregon.

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By ordedr of Brigadier-General Wright:

R. C. DRUM,
Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS HUMBOLDT MILITARY DISTRICT,

Fort Humboldt, June 23, 1862-7. 30 p. m.

Captain D. B. AKEY,

Commanding Company E, Second Cavalry California Volunteers:

CAPTAIN: The colonel commanding the district has just received information that 200 well-armed Indians are now concentrated near the head (the mouth is evidently intended) of Mad River for the purpose of attacking Arcata. In order to verify the truth of this report your are directed to proceed immediately to Arcata, then take one or more

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