Camp, 13 miles, water; to Antelope Peak, 12 miles, water, grass; to Mohawk, 12 miles, water, grass; to Texas Hill, 11 miles, water, grass; to Stanwix's ranch, 15 miles, water, grass; to Burke's Station, 12 miles, water, grass (old); to Oatman's Flat, 12 miles, water, grass (some); to Kenyon's Station, 14 miles, water, grass (some); to Gila Bend, 16 miles, water, grass (little); to Maricopa Wells, 40 miles, water (salt grass), grass and water bad; to Casa Blanca, 11 miles, water; to Pima Villages, 11 miles, water, grass; to Oneida Station, 13 miles, water (in a well), grass scarce; to Blue Water Station, 11 miles, water (in a well), grass; to Picacho, 14 miles, water (sometimes in tanks); to Point of Mountain, 24 miles, water (in a well), grass (little); to Tucson, 16 miles, water, grass, (grain can be purchased); to Cienega, 30 miles, water, grass; to San Pedro, 24 miles, water, grass (good place to recruit); to Dragoon Springs, 18 miles, grass (plenty), water one mile up cañon; to Apache Pass, 40 miles, grass (no water for this distance); to San Simon, 16 miles, water, grass; to Steen's Peak, 14 miles, water (scarce), grass; to Soldier's Farewell, 35 miles; to Cow Springs, 14 miles, water, grass (plenty), Indians bad; to Miembres River, 16 miles, water, grass; to Cooke's Springs, 16 miles; to Picacho (on the river), 52 miles, water, grass; to Mesilla, 6 miles, water, grass. Total, 859 miles. All troops and trains in their marches across the desert will make the camps as marked by the asterisks. By order of Colonel Carleton: BEN. C. CUTLER, First Lieut., First Infty. California Vols., Actg. Asst. Adjt. Gen. HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Capt. MOSES A. MCLAUGHLIN, Second Cavalry California Volunteers: CAPTAIN: The colonel commanding directs that immediately upon your return to Temecula from San Diego, without waiting for the train which you are escorting, you will proceed without delay to Fort Yuma, Cal., and report to the commanding officer of that post for further orders. I am, captain, very respectfully, your obedient servant, First Lieut., First Infty. California Vols., Actg. Asst. Adjt. Gen. NOTE.-You will take three of your detachment as an escort on your departure from Temecula for Fort Yuma; the remainder you will leave with your party at Camp Wright. It may be well for you to know that upon your arrival at Fort Yuma you will probably be tried before a general court-martial now in session at that post on charges which have been preferred against you for cruelly beating and maltreating Private Michael Burk, formerly of your company. HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Maj. DAVID FERGUSSON, First Cavalry California Volunteers, Supposed to be Commanding at Camp Drum, Cal.: MAJOR: In case you have not left Camp Drum, and in case Allen's train has not left, this is to inform you that it will not be necessary for you to l you find Camp W up to th Greenw Christia with you sure tha by the s revolver Have t hours' 1 drilled hour ea even th Bannin news y I Maj. E. you to load on at New San Pedro any more subsistence stores than you will require for the use of your command on its march, say to Carriso Creek. I find a good supply at this camp, and have sent to San Diego for twenty wagon loads, so you can load with barley, say 2,500 pounds per team, including the other stores which you are to bring, and including your baggage, &c.; thus your teams will be fresh. If you find any barley or corn at Clancy's, or at Temescal, Temecula, Camp Wright, San Felipe, or Carriso Creek, you can keep your supply up to the original mark at Camp Drum. There are some paulins at Greenwade's which you must bring. Inclosed is an order for Surgeon Christian and Lieutenant Frink to come forward. They are to come with you in case you have left. Be sure they come with you, and be sure that they have but the regulation allowance of baggage determined by the scales. The howitzer ammunition, percussion caps, cartridges for revolvers, army size, &c., which may have come down, you are to bring. Have the troops walk at least half the time, and have at least two hours' halt to graze midway each day's march. The soldiers must be drilled at the saber exercise on horseback while marching at least an hour each day. The horses must be kept fresh and in good condition, even though the men walk most of the way. Please get from Mr. Banning two of Captain Moore's umbrellas and bring them on. No news yet from Tucson. I am, major, respectfully, &c., JAMES H. CARLETON, Colonel First California Volunteers, Commanding. HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Maj. E. A. RIGG, Camp Wright, Cal., April 21, 1862. First Infantry California Vols., Comdg. at Fort Yuma, Cal.: MAJOR: Captain Shirland with his company of, cavalry en route to Fort Yuma encamped to-night at Vallecito. He is followed by McDonald's train, divided in two parts, the first part one day behind him, the second part two days. Have Shirland's horses shod and ferried across the river the day after his arrival; have McDonald's mules shod, and his teams ferried over the day after his arrival. McDonald's train is to be loaded, each team as fast as its mules are shod. You will forward to Lieutenant-Colonel West 20,000 rounds of ammunition for the rifle muskets, 10,000 rounds of ammunition for the Sharps carbines; 5,000 rounds for the navy revolvers. You will forward the wagon load of manta which goes with McDonald's train, the pemmican, the hospital stores about which Surgeon McNulty writes to Assistant Surgeon Meacham by this express, and forward the wagon load of tents in McDonald's train. The remainder of the loading of McDonald's train must be made up of subsistence stores in due proportion, one article with another. The day following that on which McDonald's last wagons reach Fort Yuma, Captain Cremony's company will reach Fort Yuma, followed by Winston's train of thirty-one wagons in two divisions a day apart. These will be filled in like manner, except that Winston's train will be loaded with subsistence stores in due proportion. Shirland will escort McDonald's train, starting as soon as the last of that train has crossed the river, and Cremony will escort Winston's, starting as soon as Winston's last wagon has crossed the river. This operation will consume six days' time, when other troops and wagons will come, of which you will receive timely notice. JAMES H. CARLETON, HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, Col. THOMAS R. CORNELIUS, San Francisco, Cal., April 21, 1862. Comdg. First Regiment Cavalry Oregon Vols., Portland, Oreg.: COLONEL: Your letter of the 15th [14th] instant, with inclosures, is received and submitted to the general commanding the department. In reply, he directs me to say that he thinks six companies of cavalry, if filled to the legal organization, will be ample. Colonel Steinberger, First Infantry Washington Territory Volunteers, will soon be in command of the District of Oregon. He will receive instructions as to the disposition of your troops. Please furnish this office with a return of your command, naming the commissioned officers. When this is received, a general court-martial will be ordered as you request. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, R. W. KIRKHAM, Captain and Assistant Quartermaster, Actg. Asst. Adjt. Gen. HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, Col. FRANCIS J. LIPPITT, COLONEL: Your telegram of the 20th instant is received and submitted to the general commanding. He directs me to say that he will re enforce you by companies of your own regiment soon. LieutenantColonel Olney, with two companies, sailed for Humboldt on the 19th. Respectfully, your obedient servant, R. W. KIRKHAM, HEADQUARTERS HUMBOLDT MILITARY DISTRICT, Captain KETCHAM, Third Infantry California Volunteers: A band of hostile Indians is reported to me in a communication,* of which a copy is herewith furnished you, to be now encamped on the Van Dusen, opposite McEntee's Crossing. You will proceed immediately to *Not found. capture them, using for this purpose the whole force under your command, or such part of it as you may judge sufficient, including the detachment under Lieutenant Staples, who will place himself under your orders. As soon as you have no further use of his detachment in respect to the object now in view Lieutenant Staples will take post with it on Yager Creek, opposite Simmons', agreeably to Special Orders, No. 43. By order of Colonel Lippitt: Very respectfully, yours, JOHN HANNA, JR., First Lieut. and Adjt. Second Infantry California Vols., (Copy to Lieutenant Staples, Third Infantry California Volunteers.) HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Maj. E. A. RIGG, Camp Wright, Cal., April 22, 1862. First Infantry California Vols., Comdg. Fort Yuma, Cal.: MAJOR: Since writing to you yesterday circumstances have rendered it necessary to delay Winston's train in reaching Yuma some two or three days, so you can have Shirland and McDonald's train await above Fort Yuma, where there is good grass or hay abundant, and rest until further orders. Send Cremony to the same point on his arrival to await Winston's train. I shall perhaps be at Fort Yuma as soon as Cremony. I wish you to send two loads of hay out upon the desert to the points where it is most needed, to be kept exclusively for the use of Shinn's light battery as it comes on. He will have 125 horses and mules. I am, major, very respectfully, JAMES H. CARLETON, Colonel First California Volunteers, Commanding. No. 17. GENERAL ORDERS, HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, Cal., April 23, 1862. The general commanding this department having been appealed to by many loyal citizens residing on the Pacific Coast, for the adoption of more vigorous measures against the treasonable designs of persons who, while claiming and receiving protection for themselves and property, do not blush to denounce the Chief Magistrate and Government of the United States, and do all in their power to raise the standard of rebellion on this coast, it is therefore made the express duty of all officers commanding districts or posts to maintain within their respective jurisdictions a due observance of our National and State laws, and a proper respect for the legally constituted authorities. Treason's hideous crest shall not pollute the fair land of California. Military commanders will promptly arrest and hold in custody all persons against whom the charge of aiding and abetting the rebellion can be sustained; and under no circumstances will such persons be released without first subscribing the oath of allegiance to the United States. All persons seeking to furnish supplies of any kind to the army on this coast must first submit unequivocal evidence of their loyalty to the Government, otherwise their propositions will not be entertained. The following General Orders of the War Department are repub lished for general information.* By order of Brigadier-General Wright: R. W. KIRKHAM, Captain and Assistant Quartermaster, Actg. Asst. Adjt. Gen. HDQRS. ADVANCE GUARD, CALIFORNIA VOLUNTEERS, Lieut. B. C. CUTLER, Grinnel's Ranch, April 23, 1862. Actg. Asst. Adjt. Gen., District of Southern California: I have the honor to report the arrival of my command (one company of cavalry and four companies of infantry) at this station, five days from Fort Yuma. We proceed to-morrow and should reach the P'imas on the 28th instant. I take with me thirty-six wagons. Two are left here to join Bosha's, with twelve now en route from Fort Yuma with 11,000 rations subsistence. Then the fourteen will go forward escorted by Lieutenant Nichols, with sixteen men First California Volunteer Cavalry. To carry through my fifty wagons and the cavalry I draw from the 35,000 pounds barley; this half-rations the fifty wagons back to this post. I shall send them back without a moment's delay. Unless otherwise instructed, I shall send Company I, First California Volunteer Infantry, back to this post. So my orders of March 31 read. The 300 flour-sack coats, 300 pairs of shoes, and the manta were not on the four potato wagons. The latter should be expressed on, if possible. When Bosha's train gets through I shall have rations for 800 men to June 1. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, Report on measures taken to make secure the Overland Mail Route to California. ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE, First. November 13, 1861, Major-General McClellan directed Brigadier-General Wright to order the necessary force, two or three regiments-if possible, under Colonel Carleton-to protect the Overland Mail Route, and to confer with Louis McLane, esq., about the location of the troops. Second. General Wright's reply, marked A,t shows the season to be too late to send troops and supplies, reports he has agreed with the Governor of Nevada to issue provisions from Fort Churchill (Carson's Valley) to the Indians, and the Governor and himself feel sure that measure will keep the Indians quiet and the route secure until spring. The Governor's letter is inclosed in General Wright's. Third. December 10, 1861, General Wright reports the Overland Mail Route cannot be depended on because of storms of rain and snow, and suggests sending letters by sea through express (marked B.‡) *See General Orders, No. 67, August 26, 1861, Series III, Vol. I. + See p. 757. |