9, 1862.-Col. Francis J. Lippitt, Second California Infantry, assumes command of the Humboldt Military District. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May 5, 1862.-Col. James H. Carleton, First California Infantry, resumes com- 22-Aug. 31, 1862.-Operations in the Humboldt Military District, Cal. 13-Sept. 20, 1862-Expedition from Southern California, through Arizona, 18, 1862.-Col. Justus Steinberger, First Washington Territory Infantry, assigned to command the District of Oregon. 5, 1862.-Col. Justus Steinberger, First Washington Territory Infantry, relieves Lieut. Col. Albemarle Cady, Seventh U. S. Infantry, in command of the District of Oregon. 15, 1862.-Expedition from California to Arizona and New Mexico, organ. ized as the Columr. from California, Col. James H. Carleton, First California Infantry, commanding. Col. James H. Carleton, First California Infantry, relinquishes command of the District of Southern California. 17, 1862.-Col. George W. Bowie, Fifth California Infantry, assumes command of the District of Southern California. June 11-Oct. 8, 1862.-Expedition from Camp Latham to Owen's River, Cal., with skirmish (June 24) at Owen's Lake. July Aug. Sept. 16-Oct. 30, 1862.-Emigrant Road expedition from Omaha, Nebr. Ter., to Portland, Oreg. 23, 1862.--Brig. Gen. Benjamin Alvord, U. S. Army, assigned to command the District of Oregon. 7, 1862.-Brig. Gen. Benjamin Alvord, U. S. Army, assumes command of the District of Oregon. 7, 1862-Oct. 6, 1863.-Operations in the District of Oregon. 6, 1862. Col. P. Edward Connor, Third California Infantry, assumes com- 9-22, 1862.-Expedition from Fort Walla Walla to the Grande Ronde Prairie, 26, 1862.-Col. James H. Carleton, First California Infantry, assigned to 30, 1862, The District of Arizona constituted to comprise all the territory from Fort Thorn, N. Mex., along the north bank of the Rio Grande River to Fort Quitman, Tex. 5, 1862.-Maj. David Fergusson, First California Cavalry, relieved from command of the District of Western Arizona. Maj. Theodore A. Coult, Fifth California Infantry, assigned to command of the District of Western Arizona. Col. Joseph R. West, First California Infantry, assumes command of the District of Arizona. 8, 1862.-Skirmish on Redwood Creek, Cal. Sept. Oct. 18, 1862.—Brig. Gen. James H. Carleton, U. S. Army, relieves Brig. Gen. Edward R. S. Canby, U. S. Army, in command of the Department of New Mexico. 21, 1862.-Affair at the San Pedro Crossing, Ariz. Ter. Affair on the Yreka Road, near Fort Crook, Cal. 30-Oct. 29, 1862.-Expedition from Fort Ruby, Nev. Ter., to Camp Douglas, Utah Ter, with affairs (Oct. 11 and 15) on the Humboldt River, Nev. Ter. 21, 1862.—Skirmish near Simmons' Rauch, near Hydesville, Cal. Nov. 3-29, 1862.-Scouts from Fort Crook, Cal., and Fort Churchill, Nev. Ter., Honey Lake Valley, Cal. Jan. Feb. to 20–27, 1862.—Expedition from Camp Douglas to the Cache Valley, Utah Ter., with skirmish (23d) in the Cache Valley. 22-27, 1862.—Expedition from Fort Ruby, Nev. Ter., to the Sierra Nevada Moun tains. 14, 1863.-Western Arizona transferred to the Department of New Mexico. 29, 1863.—Engagement on the Bear River, Utah Ter. 7, 1863.-Lieut. Col. Harvey Lee, Fourth California Infantry, assumes command of the District of Southern California. Mar. 10-July 10, 1863.-Operations in the Humboldt Military District, Cal. 26-Apr. 3, 1863.-Expedition from Camp Douglas to the Cedar Mountains, Utah Ter., with skirmish (April 1) at Cedar Fort. Apr. 28, 1863. Col. Ferris Forman, Fourth California Infantry, assigned to command the District of Southern California. 2-6, 1863.-Expedition from Camp Douglas to the Spanish Fork, Utah Ter., with action (4th) at the Spanish Fork Cañon. 7-11, 1863.-Expedition from Fort Wright to Williams' Valley, Cal., with skirmish (9th) in Williams' Valley. 10, 1863.-Col. Ferris Forman, Fourth California Infantry, assumes command of the District of Southern California. 11-20, 1863.-Expedition from Camp Douglas to the Spanish Fork Cañon, 12-24, 1863.-Expedition from Camp Babbitt to Keysville, Cal. May 4-Oct. 26, 1863.-Expedition to the Snake Indian Country, Idaho Ter. Tune July Aug. 19, 1863.—Lieut. Col. James F. Curtis, Fourth California Infantry, assigned to command the District of Southern California, relieving Col. Ferris Forman, Fourth California Infantry. 20, 1863.-Skirmish near Government Springs, Utah Ter. 23, 1863.-Affair at Cañon Station, Nev. Ter. 13, 1863.-Lieut. Col. Stephen G. Whipple, First Battalion of Mountaineers, 20-26, 1863.-Operations in Round Valley, Cal. 20, 1863.-The District of Utah declared to include the Territory of Utah, Camp Ruby, Nev. Ter., and the new post at Soda Springs, Idaho Ter. 22, 1863.-Affair at San Pedro Crossing, Ariz. Ter. 22-Sept. 20, 1863.-Expedition from Fort Lapwai, Idaho Ter., to The Meadows. 27, 1863.-Affair at Fort Bowie, Ariz. Ter. Sept. 3-Dec. 31, 1863.—Operations in the Humboldt Military District, Cal. ̧ 8-9, 1863.—Skirmishes in the Chiricahua Mountains, Ariz. Ter. Nov. 4, 1863.-Skirmish in the Pinal Mountains on the Gila River, Ariz. Ter. Jan. 1-28, 1864.—Operations in the Humboldt Military District, Cal. 2, 1864.-Occupation of Santa Catalina Island, Cal. Feb. 1-June 30, 1864.-Operations in the Humboldt Military District, Cal. 6, 1864.-Col. Henry M. Black, Sixth California Infantry, assigned to com. mand the District of Humboldt. Mar. Apr. May 16-23, 1864.-Expedition from Fort Walla Walla to Snake River, Wash. Ter. 20-Oct. 26, 1864.—Expeditions from Fort Dalles,Oreg., and Fort Walla Walla, 9-June 22, 1864.-Expedition from Fort Crittenden, Utah Ter., to Fort Mojave, Ariz. Ter. 16-Aug. 2, 1864.-Expedition from Fort Craig, N. Mex., to Fort Goodwin, Ariz. Ter. 25-July 13, 1864.-Expedition from Fort Wingate, N. Mex., to the Gila and San Carlos Rivers, Ariz. Ter., with skirmishes (June 7 and 8) on the San Carlos River. June 8-Aug. 9, 1864.-Expedition from Fort Churchill to the Humboldt River, Nev. Ter. July 24, 1864.-Attack on wagon train on the John Day's Road, near Fort Klamath, Oreg. 1, 1864.-Brig. Gen. George Wright, U. S. Army, assigned to command the Maj. Gen. Irvin McDowell, U. S. Army, assumes command of the 20-Aug. 17, 1864.-Expedition from Fort Boisé to Boonville, Idaho Ter. Aug. 8-12, 1864.-Scout from Camp Anderson to Bald Mountain, Cal. 27-Oct. 5, 1864.-Expedition from Fort Boisé to Salmon Falls, Idaho Ter., with skirmishes. Sept. 1-29, 1864.-Scout from Camp Grant to the North Fork of the Eel River, Cal. 1-Dec. 3, 1864.-Operations in the Trinity River Valley, Cal. Jan. Feb. Mar. 1-Nov. 30, 1865.-Operations on the Canyon City Road, Oreg., with skirmishes. 20, 1865.-Territory of Arizona re-annexed to Department of the Pacific. 1-20, 1865.-Operations about Fort Boisé, Idaho Ter., with skirmish (15th) near the Bruneau Valley. 17, 1865.-Skirmish at Fort Buchanan, Ariz. Ter. The Territory of Utah and that part of Nebraska Territory lying west of the twenty-seventh degree of longitude added to the Department of the Missouri. 20, 1865.-Brig. Gen. John S. Mason, U. S. Army, assigned to command the District of Arizona. 3, 1865.-Territory of Idaho attached to the District of Oregon. 7, 1865.-Brig. Gen. Benjamin Alvord, U. S. Army, relieved from command of the District of Oregon. 12-19, 1865.-Expeditions from Fort Churchill to Pyramid and Walker's Lakes, Nev., with skirmish (14th) at Mud Lake and affair (16th) near Walker's Lake, Nev. Mar. 14, 1865.-Limits of District of Oregon extended to include the entire State of Oregon. 23, 1865.—Brig. Gen. Benjamin Alvord, U. S. Army, relinquishes command of the District of Oregon. Col. Reuben F. Maury, First Oregon Cavalry, assumes command of the District of Oregon. Apr. 5-18, 1865.-Expedition from Camp Bidwell to Antelope Creek, Cal. May 3-June 15, 1865.-Expeditions from Fort Churchill to Carson Lake and Truckee and Humboldt Rivers, Nev. 25-June 15, 1865.-Expedition from Fort Ruby to the Humboldt Valley, Nev., with skirmish (May 29) near Austin, Nev. June 13-26, 1865.-Expedition from Dun Glen to Fairbanks Station, Nev. 26-July 6, 1865.-Expedition from Fort Bowie to the Gila River, Ariz. Ter., with skirmishes (July 3) at Cottonwood Creek and (4th) at Cavalry Cañon, Ariz. Ter. 27, 1865.-Military Division of the Pacific created, to consist of the Depart- Maj. Gen. Henry W. Halleck, U. S. Army, assigned to command the Department of California created, to consist of the States of Cali- Maj. Gen. Irvin McDowell, U. S. Army, assigned to command the Department of the Columbia created, to consist of the State of Brig. Gen. George Wright, U. S. Army, assigned to command the July 2-13, 1865.-Expedition from Camp Lyon, Idaho Ter., to the Malheur River, 10-21, 1865.-Expedition from Fort Bowie to Maricopa Wells, Ariz. Ter. Sept. 23, 1865.-Skirmish in the Harney Lake Valley, Oreg. JANUARY 16-MAY 18, 1861.-Operations in the vicinity of Fort Humboldt, Cal. REPORTS. No. 1.-Capt. Charles S. Lovell, Sixth U. S. Infantry. No. 1. Report of Capt. Charles S. Lovell, Sixth U. S. Infantry. FORT HUMBOLDT, CAL., March 23, 1861. SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt last evening of your letter of the 6th instant, and to state for the information of the commanding general that I have had a command of thirty men, under Lieutenant Lynn, operating against the Indians in the Eel River country since the middle of January last. In his letter to me dated Camp Armstrong, South Fork of Eel River, February 9, 1861, speaking of the Indians, Lieutenant Lynn says: They have no principal mau exercising any control except on the field of battle. They avoid combat and run on all occasions. Having no chief or principal man, it is impossible to treat with them. Being scattered over a wide area, and but few in any one locality, it is impossible to cover one's self with glory in fighting them. I have already many times wished they were braver, so as to give us at least the ghost of a chance for the display of our chivalrous qualities. In place of this, being most always on the alert, with the eye of the eagle and the ken of a sparrowhawk, they discover their foes, give the war whoop, and run. They, suspecting, as I suppose, our arrival, committed a few depredations and fled to the Bald Hills and other tribes. Just here or in this vicinity there may possibly be a hostile straggling Indian here and there, but they are not numerous, nor resident long in a place. I have endeavored with scrupulous exactitude to carry out literally your instructions. I have modeled my orders upon them, and every scouting or hunting party has been enjoined to respect them. A scouting party has been out almost every day. Already the whole country for many miles around, in all directions, has been quite thoroughly scoured, but few trophies and no Indians have been taken. In regard to the number and character of the citizens and their losses in cattle, &c., he says: It is my conviction that there are about a dozen altogether, and that they are renegades from the States, vagabonds from society, escaped convicts from justice, and outlaws forced to leave their homes and seek a livelihood in parts unknown. They are clothed like the best clad of the natives, and you would mistake them for natives did you not know them. They indulge in the most extravagant style of conversation; yea, so extravagant that truth is almost out of the pale of their thoughts. On my arrival they had many hard stories to tell of the depredations committed by the Indians and wrongs unredressed received from them, with no provocation, according to them, on the part of the white men. They told me, also, where I could find several rancherias. I thought I would put their knowledge to the test. Their cattle and horses, which had grazed in the mountains and mountain gorges weeks and months unseen and unheard of, were collected and losses found much less-yea, very much less, perhaps two-thirds less-than reckoned or anticipated. I let two volun teer detachments, guided by them, proceed to two of their rancherias. Both expe ditions were complete failures. No rancherias were found. One of the citizens, mistaking another citizen-both of the same party-for an Indian, fired upon him and killed him, but not instantly; died the following night about 10 o'clock. The other rancherias they had told of could not be found either. They were so ashamed of their ignorance of the Indians and their rancherias that they would not present themselves. * Whenever they do anything or see anything they magnify it a hundredfold, and on their return boast of their fast running and of their wounding so many Diggers. 'Tis a little strange that in firing on so many Indians they never kill any, or that we never have the pleasure of seeing some of their marvelous exploits. The latter part of February I heard that the Indians had attacked and burnt the house of Mr. Larrabee (in his absence), situated on Van Dusen's Fork of the Eel River, and killed the cook, a white woman. Accordingly I directed Lieutenant Lynn to proceed with his detachment to and endeavor to punish the Indians in that vicinity. The result is not yet known. This attack cannot be wondered at when it is known that about a year ago it was reported, and I believe never contradicted, that Mr. Hagan, living with and a partner of Mr. Larrabee, had an Indian called Yo-keel-la-bah tied to a tree and shot in cold blood. He had been in the habit of visiting the house in a friendly manner, and always expressed himself friendly disposed toward the whites. He was of great service to me in that vicinity during the summer and fall of 1859. The mules composing our pack train have been worked very hard for the last year. Many of them are almost completely broken down and |