James Henry Carleton was an American military officer who served in the United States Army during the American Civil War and American Indian Wars. He became notorious for his involvement in the Long Walk of the Navajo, in which he led an ethnic cleansing campaign against the indigenous Navajo people.
HEADQUARTERS, Camp Fitzgerald, near Los Angeles, Cal., June 22, 1861. Maj. D. C. BUELL, Assistant Adjutant-General, U. S. Army, San Francisco, Cal.: MAJOR: Inclosed herewith you will find a telegraphic…
HEADQUARTERS, Camp Fitzgerald, near Los Angeles, Cal., June 23, 1861. Maj. D. ©. BUELL, U. S. Army, Assistant Adjutant-General, San Francisco, Cal.: MAJOR: Until I heard a rumor that the…
HEADQUARTERS, Camp Fitzgerald, near Los Angeles, Cal., June 23, 1861. Maj. D. ©. BUELL, U. S. Army, Assistant Adjutant-General, San Francisco, Cal.: MAJOR: Until I heard a rumor that the…
HEADQUARTERS CAMP FITZGERALD, Near Los Angeles, Cal., July 23, 1861. Maj. D. C. BUELL, U.S. Army, Assistant Adjutant-General, San Francisco, Cal. : MAJOR: Inclosed please find the report of First…
HEADQUARTERS CAMP FITZGERALD, Near Los Angeles, Cal., July 23, 1861. Maj. D. C. BUELL, U.S. Army, Assistant Adjutant-General, San Francisco, Cal. : MAJOR: Inclosed please find the report of First…
CONFIDENTIAL. ] HEADQUARTERS CAMP FITZGERALD, Near Los Angeles, Cal., July 31, 1861. Maj. D. ©. BUELL, U.S. Army, Assistant Adjutant-General, San Francisco, Cal. : MAJOR: I have the honor to…
CONFIDENTIAL. ] HEADQUARTERS CAMP FITZGERALD, Near Los Angeles, Cal., July 31, 1861. Maj. D. ©. BUELL, U.S. Army, Assistant Adjutant-General, San Francisco, Cal. : MAJOR: I have the honor to…
HEADQUARTERS CAMP FITZGERALD, Near Los Angeles, Cal., August 2, 1861. Hon. A. D. BOREN, e Q. 5. SPARKS, Esq., and Mr. MARK JACOBS and others, San Bernardino, Cal.: GENTLEMEN: Your…
Near Los Angeles, Cal. Near Los Angeles, Cal., August 5, 1861. Maj. D. C. BUELL, Assistant Adjutant-General, U. S. Army, San Francisco, Cal.: MAJOR: I have the honor herewith to…
HEADQUARTERS CAMP FITZGERALD, Near Los Angeles, Cal., August 5, 1861. Maj. D. C. BUELL, Assistant Adjutant-General, U. S. Army, San Francisco, Cal.: MAJOR: I have the honor herewith to inclose…
Camp Latham, near Los Angeles Camp Latham, near Los Angeles, October 9, 1861. Col. GEORGE WRIGHT, U.S. Army, COLONEL: Inclosed herewith please find an order directing the movement to-morrow of…
Camp Latham, near Los Angeles Camp Latham, near Los Angeles, October 15, 1861. Maj. W. Scott KETCHUM, Commanding at San Bernardino : MAJOR: Agreeably to instructions received from Colonel Wright,…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., October 16, 1861. Lieut. Col. GEORGE ANDREWS, Sixth U. 5. Infantry, Commanding at Fort Yuma, Cal.: My DEAR COLONEL: You have doubtless received the…
Los Angeles Los Angeles, October 16, 1861. Lieut. Col. JOSEPH R. WEST, First California Infantry, en route to Fort Yuma: COLONEL: You are ordered with three companies of the First…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., October 17, 1861. Maj. RICHARD C. DRUM, Assistant Adjutant-General, U. S. Army, San Francisco, Cal. : MAJOR: Inclosed please find General Orders, No. 2,*…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., October 22, 1861. Brig. Gen. L. THOMAS, Adjutant-General U. S. Army, Washington, D. O.: GENERAL: I have the honor to report that I have…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., October 22, 1861. Maj. RICHARD C. DRUM, U.S. Army, Assistant Adjutant-General, San Francisco, Cal.: MAJOR: I last evening received a telegram from you in…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., October 22, 1861. Lieut. Col. JOSEPH R. WEST, En route to Fort Yuma: I have received and forwarded Captain McMahon’s resignation, but it was…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., October 26, 1861. Maj. EDWARD E. EYRE, First Cavalry Cal. Vols., Comdg. at San Bernardino, Cal. : MAJOR: I have received yours of the…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., October 27, 1861. Maj. R. C. DRUM, U.S. Army, San Francisco, Cal. : MAJOR: I have received a letter from Lieutenant-Colonel West. He had…
Camp Latham, near Los Angeles, Cal. Camp Latham, near Los Angeles, Cal., October 28, 1861. Maj. W. Scott KETCHUM, Commanding Camp near San Pedro, Cal. : MAJOR: I have received…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., October 29, 1861. Maj. EDWIN A. RIGG, Commanding at Camp Wright, near Warner’s Ranch, Cal. : MAJOR: I have applied for authority to move…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., November 4, 1861. Maj. EDWIN A. RIGG, Commanding at Camp Wright, Cal. : MAJOR: I have received your note of the 28th ultimo. If…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., November 5, 1861. Maj. RICHARD ©. DRUM, U.S. Army, Assistant Adjutant-General, San Francisco, Cal. : MAJOR: I send you copies of letters * received…