Letter

DERS HDQRS. COLUMN FROM CALIFORNIA, June 9, 1862

oda i Tucson, Ariz. Ter., June 9, 1862.

The commander at Fort Barrett, Ariz. Ter., will order Company D, and First Sergt. Philip A. J. Russell, of Company B, First Infantry California Volunteers, to proceed to Tuscon, Ariz. Ter. The company will move to Tuscon via the Picacho as an escort to the train which proceeds to that post after the receipt at Fort Barrett of this order.

By order of Colonel Carleton: f BEN. ©. CUTLER, First Lieut., First Infty. California Vols., Actg. Asst. Adjt. Gen.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 10, 1862—4 p.m. (Received 25th, 10 p. m.) General L. THOMAS, Adjutant- General :

General Carleton, at Pima Villages May 25, reports that Colonel West took possession of Tucson, Ariz. Ter., on the 20th instant, without opposition. Rebel troops fled to the Rio Grande. As soon as the rebels are brushed away from Mesilla the Overland Mail Route will be open via Santa Fé, Fort Thorn, Tucson, and Fort Yuma to San Francisco.

GEO. WRIGHT, Brigadier- General.

Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: oda i Tucson, Ariz. Ter..
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 1 View original source ↗