[Inclosure.]

Return of the casualties of the Selvie's River Expedition at an engagement with the Indians in Harney Lake Valley, Oreg., on the 23rd day of September, 1865.

Wounded.

Names Company. Rank. Kil Mort Seve Slig

led ally nrel htly

y

Griffin, Alex. H, First Private . . . . 1 . .

a Oregon . .

Infantry

Smith, Thos. F, First Private . . . . . . 1

F. b Oregon . . .

Infantry

Total . . . . . . . . . . 1 1

. .

a Ball lodged in left hip; small bullet:

b Ball passed through shoe, grazing left foot.

I certify that the above is a correct return of the casualties of the detachment of Companies H and F, of the First Oregon Infantry Regiment, at an engagement with the Indians in Harney Lake Valley, Oreg., on the 23rd September, 1865.

L. L. WILLIAMS,

Captain, First Oregon Infantry, Commanding Selvie's River Expedition.

CORRESPONDENCE, ORDERS, AND RETURNS RELATING TO OPERATIONS ON THE PACIFIC COAST, JANUARY 1, 1861, TO JUNE 30, 1862. *

UNION AND CONFEDERATE.

Abstract from returns of the Deaprtments of California and Oregon, commanded resepctively by Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin L. Beall and Colonel George Wright, for the month of December, 1860.

Command. Officers men. Aggregate Aggrega

. present. te

present

and

absent.

Department of 72 1,050 1,537 1,711

California

Department of Oregon 71 1,195 1,742 1,937

Total 143 2,245 3,279 3,648

Orgainization of troops int the Deaprtment of California, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin L. Beall, First U. S. Dragoons, December 31, 1860.

FORT CROOK, CAL.

Captain JOHN ADAMS.

1st U. S. Dragoons, Company F.

6th U. S. Infantry, Company E.

FORT UMPQUA, OREG.

Lieutenant LORENZO LORAIN.

3rd U. S. Artillery, CompanyL.

FORT TER- WAW, CAL.

Lieutenant GEORGE CROOK.

4th U. S. Infantry, CompanyD.

FORT HUMBOLDT, CAL.

Captain CHARES S. LOWELL.

6th U. S. Infantry, Company B.

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*For Correspondence, etc. July 1, 1862- June 30, 1865, see Part II.

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