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.
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., November 5, 1861. Lieut. Col. GEORGE ANDREWS, Sixth U. S. Infantry, en route from Fort Yuma to San Diego: COLONEL: General Wright, commanding the…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., November 6, 1861. Maj. EDWIN A. RIGG, First Infantry California Volunteers, Comdg. at Camp Wright, near Warners Ranch, Cal. : MAJOR: 1 send by…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., November 7, 1861. Maj. EDWARD E. EYRE, First Cavalry California Volunteers, MAJOR: Your letter of November 4, 1861, was handed to me last evening.…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., November 9, 1861. First Infantry California Volunteers, Comdy. Camp Wright: MAJOR: Your note of November 6, instant, I received last evening, As soon as…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., November 15, 1861. Maj. E. A. RIGG, Commanding Camp Wright, San Diego County, Cal.: MAJOR: General Wright has directed that as soon as Colonel…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., November 24, 1861. Maj. R. C. DRUM, U.S. Army, Assistant Adjutant-General, San Francisco, Cal.: MAJOR: I have the honor herewith to inclose a copy…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., November 26, 1861. Maj. E. A. RIGG, ms First Infantry California Volunteers, Commanding Camp Wright: MAJOR: Proceed at once to Fort Yuma and relieve…
Fort YUMA Fort YUMA, December 4, 1861. SIR: I reached this place last evening, and am pleased to find everything wearing the appearance of activity and preparation for whatever may…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., December 13, 1861. Lieut. Col. EDWARD E. EYRE, First Cavalry California Volunteers: COLONEL: You will proceed without delay to San Bernardino, and from the…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., December 13, 1861. Maj. R. ©. DRUM, U. S. Army, Assistant Adjutant-General, San Francisco, Cal. : MAJOR: I have ordered the prisoners at Camp…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., December 13, 1861. Maj. DAvID FERGUSSON, First Cavalry California Volunteers, Comdy. Camp Wright: MAJOR: If the company of infantry which has been ordered from…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., December 13, 1861. Maj. E. A. RIGG, First Infty. California Vols., Commanding Fort Yuma, Cal. : MAJOR: Inclosed please find an official copy of…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., December 15, 1861. Maj. R. ©. DRUM, U. S. Army, Assistant Adjutant-General, San Francisco, Cal. : MAJOR: The people in San Bernardino have raised…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., December 17, 1861. Maj. R. C. DRUM, U.S. Army, Assistant Adjutant-General, San Francisco, Cal. : MAJOR: The following articles it will take time to…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., December 19, 1861. Commanding at San Diego, Cal.: SIR: Have your company got in perfect readiness for important field service connected with the re-establishment…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., February 5, 1862. Lieut. Col. J. R. WEST, First Infantry California Volunteers, Camp Wright (or more probably at Fort Yuma, Cal.): COLONEL: If, when…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., February 7, 1862. Maj. R. ©. DRUM, U. S. Army, Assistant Adjutant-General, San Francisco, Cal. : MAJOR: I understood from Captain Kirkham that at…
l i Los Angeles, Cal. l i Los Angeles, Cal., February 8, 1862. First California Volunteer Infantry, Commanding at Camp Wright, Cal.: A COLONEL: If you can get good grazing…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., February 8, 1862. Maj. E. A. RIGG, First California Volunteer Infantry, Comdy. Fort Yuma: MAJOR: If the general court-martial recently convened at Fort Yuma…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., February 8, 1862. First Infty. California Vols., Comdg. at Camp Latham, Cal. : CAPTAIN: Have Company A, First Infantry California Volunteers, in readiness to…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., February 8, 1862. First California Volunteer Infantry, Comdg. Camp Wright: COLONEL: Having assumed command at Camp Wright in compliance with instructions dated at these…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., February 8, 1862. Lieut. Col. E. E. EYRE, First California Volunteer Cavalry, Comdg. Camp Carleton, San Bernardino, Cal.: COLONEL: After conversing with some of…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., February 9, 1862. Capt. T. Moors, U.S. Army, Assistant Quartermaster, New San Pedro, Oal.: CAPTAIN: The trains for my expedition will be four in…
Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., February 9, 1862. Lieut. Col. E, E. EYRE, First California Volunteer Cavalry, Camp Carleton, Cal. : COLONEL: Detail a company of your regiment at…