HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON,
Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., June 30, 1862.

W. H. RECTOR, Esq.,

Superintendent of Indian Affairs, Salem, Oreg.:

SIR: I have the honor to inform you that Major J. S. Rinearson, First Oregon Cavalry, with Company C of that regiment, has been this day ordered to proceed to and take post at Camp Baker, near Jacksonville, Oreg., in compliance with your request for a miitary force in that section.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

JUSTUS STEINBERGER,

Colonel First Washington Territory Infantry, Commanding District.

Abstract from return of the Department of the Pacific, Brigadier General George Wright, U. S. Army, commanding, for the month of June, 1862.

Present for duty

Command Officers Men Aggregate

present

General headquarters 14 1 15

District of Oregon (Steinberger) 46 686 1,025

District of Humboldt (Lippitt) 24 414 595

Troops serving in California and 112 2,146 2,726

Nevada

District of Arizona (Carleton) 52 1,319 1,563

Troops en route 10 242 252

Total 258 4,808 6,176

Pieces of artillery

Command Aggregate Heavy Field

present

and absent

General headquarters 15 . . . . . .

. .

District of Oregon (Steinberger) 1,188 . . . 9

.

District of Humboldt (Lippitt) 844 . . . 1

. .

Troops serving in California and 3,038 167 9

Nevada

District of Arizona (Carleton) 1,760 . . . 4

.

Troops en route 253 . . . . . .

. .

Total 7,098 167 23

Organization of troops in the Department of the Pacific, commanded by Brigadier General George Wright, U. S. Army, June 30, 1862.

DISTRICT OF OREGON.

Colonel JUSTUS STEINBERGER.

FOR VANCOUVER, WASH. TER.

Bvt. Major PINKNEY LUGENBEEL.

9th United States, Company A.

1st Washington Territory, Companies A and D.

1st Oregon Cavalry, Company C.

VANCOUVER DEPOT, WASH. TER.

Captain THEODORE J. ECKERSON.

Detachment of Ordnance, U. S. Army.

CAMP PICKETT, SAN JUAN ISLAND, WAS. TER.

Captain LYMAN BISSELL.

9th United States, Company C.

FORT COLVILLE, WASH. TER.

Major JAMES F. CURTIS.

2nd California, Companies C and D.

FORT STEILACOOM, WASH. TER.

Major GEORGE W. PATTEN.

4th California, Company E.

FORT WALLA WALLA, WASH. TER.

Colonel THOMAS R. CORNELIUS.

4th California, Companies A and C.

1st Oregon Cavalry, Companies B and E.

FORT DALLES, OREG.

Captain J. IVES FITCH.

4th California, Company B.

FORT YAMHILL, OREG.

Captain LYMAN S. SCOTT.

4th California, Company D.

FORT HOSKINS, OREG.

Captain JOHN C. SCHMIDT.

2nd California, Company B.

MULLAN ROAD.

Lieutenant SALEM S. MARSH.

9th United States (detachment).