James H. Carleton to George W. Bowie, June 21, 1862

Col. GEORGE W. BOWIE, Fifth Infantry California Volunteers, Fort Yuma, Cal.: JOLONEL: If there is any property to be guarded at Gila City or Texas Hill, please send the guard from Port Yuma, that the men now at those places may be relieved and sent to join their companies now in the advance in this column. Please let the men to be relieved come forward with Veck’s train, now at or near your post. Captain Moore will doubtless send for the store-keeper, Mr. McAchran, now at Yuma, to be store-keeper under Lieutenant Toole, Fifth Infantry, depot quartermaster at Tucson, Ariz. Ter. Please direct McAchran to come forward with Veck’s train. I am, colonel,

respectfully,