Dispatch
Joseph R. West to Ben C. Cutler, 1862-04-80
l Pima Villages
l Pima Villages, April 80, 1862.
Lieut. BEN. €. CUTLER, I have the honor to report the arrival yesterday, with my command, four companies of infantry and two companies of cavalry, in twenty-one days from Camp Wright. The second company of cavalry I met at Kenyon’s Station, en route to Grinnel’s; it has returned here with me. i have sixteen days’ rations on hand, and expect a train here in a few days with enough to last me until the 1st of June. The country provides wheat and hay for horses. In a few days I shall report more fully as to such supplies as I can depend on here. At present appearances are favorable to a good result in that way.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
J. R. WEST,
Lieutenant-Colonel First Infantry California Volunteers, Comdg.
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) Hpars. DIST. OF SOUTHERN California,
No. 53. f Fort Yuma, Cal., May 1, 1862.
Lieutenant-Colonel First Infantry California Volunteers, Comdg.
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) Hpars. DIST. OF SOUTHERN California,
No. 53. f Fort Yuma, Cal., May 1, 1862.
The commanding officer at Fort Yuma is hereby authorized to permit
citizens of the United States or of Mexico, while following a lawful business, to pass and repass the Colorado River at Fort Yuma, either with
goods or provisions, or with horses, mules, cattle, and teams. This he
will do under such restrictions as in his opinion the exigencies of the
citizens of the United States or of Mexico, while following a lawful business, to pass and repass the Colorado River at Fort Yuma, either with
goods or provisions, or with horses, mules, cattle, and teams. This he
will do under such restrictions as in his opinion the exigencies of the
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: l Pima Villages.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 1
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