Inclosure
James H. Carleton to Ben. C. Cutler, September 17, 1862
[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. Col. Edward E. Eyre, First California Volunteer Cavalry, will proceed without delay to San Francisco, Cal., as bearer of dispatches to the commander of the Department of the Pacific, in accordance with Special Orders, No. 145, from headquarters Department of New Mexico, dated August 2 22,1862. Having performed this duty, he will rejoin his regiment at the e: wliest pr acticable moment.
By order of Brigadier-General Carleton :
BEN. C. CUTLER,
First Lieut., First California Vol. Infty., Actg. Asst. Adjt. Gen.
Started on the 15th. On the 16th went beyond Dragoon Spring about
fifteen miles. On the 17th laid by in a canon above Ewell's Station.
First Lieut., First California Vol. Infty., Actg. Asst. Adjt. Gen.
Started on the 15th. On the 16th went beyond Dragoon Spring about
fifteen miles. On the 17th laid by in a canon above Ewell's Station.
Remained all night. On the 18th laid over in a canon six or seven miles
[from] Apache Pass. That afternoon about 3.30 started out of canon
onto the plain. Had traveled about five miles when the Indians discovered us and raised a smoke. We were then on a road, and traveled
fast to get outof the bush onto the plain, as Jones expected an attack.
[from] Apache Pass. That afternoon about 3.30 started out of canon
onto the plain. Had traveled about five miles when the Indians discovered us and raised a smoke. We were then on a road, and traveled
fast to get outof the bush onto the plain, as Jones expected an attack.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Summary: Brigadier-General Carleton orders Lieutenant Colonel Edward E. Eyre to deliver dispatches to the Department of the Pacific commander in San Francisco and rejoin his regiment promptly.
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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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