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.
GENERAL ORDERS, } HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF ARIZONA, September 5, 1862. No, 20. f Las Cruces, N. Mex., September 5, 1862. I. Maj. Theodore A. Coult, Fifth California Volunteer Infantry, will…
Jornada del Muerto, N. Mex., September 8, 1862. COLONEL: I met this morning some paroled prisoners of war. I have heard there are ninety-three of them. They are on their…
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[Inclosure Z.] September 17, 1862. SPECIAL ORDERS, HDQRS. COLUMN FROM California, No. 36. Santa Fé, N. Mex., September 17, 1862, k k $ * k * * I. I. Lieut.…
GENERAL ORDERS, } HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF NEW MEXICO, September 18, 1862. No. 84. y Santa Fé, N. Mex., September 18, 1862. I. The undersigned hereby assumes command of the Department…
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