James Henry Carleton was an American military officer who served in the United States Army during the American Civil War and American Indian Wars. He became notorious for his involvement in the Long Walk of the Navajo, in which he led an ethnic cleansing campaign against the indigenous Navajo people.
Los Angeles Los Angeles, April 9, 1862. Col. J. H. CARLETON, or MILITARY COMMANDER OF SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF California: SIR: I hereby request that you will detail a sufficient military…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., April 14, 1862. Col. JAMES H. CARLETON, First Infantry California Volunteers, COLONEL: In consequence of the continued Indian disturbances in the District…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., April 15, 1862. Col. JAMES H. CARLETON, First Infantry California Volunteers, A COLONEL: The general commanding the department directs me to write…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., May 28, 1862. Col. JAMES H. CARLETON, First Infantry California Vols., Comdg. Column from California: Sir: In reply to your letter of…
San Francisco, Cal., May 30, 1862. Col. JAMES H. CARLETON, First Infty. California Vols., Comdg. Column from California: SIR: Inclosed I have the honor to transmit, by direction of the…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., May 30, 1862. Col. JAMES H. CARLETON, First Infty. California Vols., Comdg. Column from California: SIR: Inclosed I have the honor to…
Hermosillo Hermosillo, June 2, 1862. James H. CARLETON, Esq., Colonel of the First California Volunteers, Major of the _ Sixth U. S. Cavalry, Commander-in-Chief at Fort Yuma: The government of…
August 11, 1862. Santa Fé, N. Mex., August 11, 1862. Brig. Gen. JAMES H. CARLETON, Commanding Column from California, District of Arizona: GENERAL: Atan early period of last year I…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF NEW MEXICO, August 11, 1862. Santa Fé, N. Mex., August 11, 1862. Brig. Gen. JAMES H. CARLETON, Commanding Column from California, District of Arizona: GENERAL: Atan early…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF NEW MEXICO, August 11, 1862. Santa Fé, N. Mex., August 11, 1862. Brig. Gen. JAMES H. CARLETON, Commanding Column from California, District of Arizona: GENERAL: Atan early…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF NEW MEXICO, August 12, 1862. Santa Fé, N. Mex., August 12, 1862. Brig. Gen. JAMES H. CARLETON, i 1% Commanding Column from California, District of Arizona: GENERAL:…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF NEW MEXICO, August 12, 1862. Santa Fé, N. Mex., August 12, 1862. Commanding Column from California, District of Arizona: GENERAL: Ihavejust received your communication of the Sth…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF NEW MEXICO, August 21, 1862. Santa Fé, N. Mex., August 21, 1862. Brig. Gen. JAMES H. CARLETON, Commanding District of Arizona, Fort Bliss, Tex.: GENERAL: The commanding…
[Inclosure $.] September 18, 1862. GENERAL ORDERS, } HDQRs. DEPARTMENT OF NEW MEXICO, No. 83. f Santa Fé, N. Mex., September 18, 1862. The undersigned hereby relinquishes the command of…