James H. Carleton to Joseph R. West, February 10, 1862

Lieut. Col. J. R. WEST, First California Vol. Infty., Comdg. Camp Wright, Cal. : COLONEL: Send with Veck’s train the remaining half of Captain Gorley’s company of the First California Volunteer Infantry. Themen will take no tents. Those they will leave behind you will leave with Company A, First California Volunteer Infantry, now en route to join you. Transfer to the officer who is to go with the detachment of Captain Gorley’s company, referred to above, the two political prisoners Gilbert and Samuels, whom you will have previously received. If there be no officer of Captain Gorley’s company at Camp Wright to go with this detachment detail one, and instruct him to deliver those prisoners without fail to the commanding officer at Fort Yuma. Fearing from

*See Carleton to Moore, February 9, p. 853. t Not found as inclosures.

what Captain Roberts has written that he will endeavor to reach Camp Wright without tents or baggage of any sort, which is creditable to his zeal, I desire to know at the earliest practicable moment what he will want when he joins you to make his men comfortable. Captain Willis’ company tents will be forwarded to him from Camp Latham in two days from this date. Captain Roberts is instructed by the mail which leaves San Diego to-morrow as follows: If he has not already left San Diego when the instructions reach him he will await further orders. If he arrives at Warner’s ranch, or comes within your vicinity, you will order him to join your force at Camp Wright. I say this from not knowing where he is or where he expects to be. From what he writes I suppose he will, if possible, endeavor to reach Camp Wright first. The condition of the roads is such that once having left San Diego he can hardly know when or where he is to come out on the road to Fort inquire into the state of your supplies on hand, to be obtained in the neighborhood, «e., and let me know the result and your wants as soon as practicable. Have the road inspected and repaired, if necessary, from your camp to San Felipe. I believe Major Fergusson had the cañon put in passable order thence to Vallecito. I am, colonel,

very respectfully, «e.,