The California Column
Author | : George H. Pettis |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 2017-10-18 |
ISBN-10 | : 0266457568 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780266457565 |
Rating | : 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Download or read book The California Column written by George H. Pettis and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-18 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The California Column: Its Campaigns and Services in New Mexico, Arizona and Texas, During the Civil War, With Sketches of Brigadier General James H. Carleton, Its Commander, and Other Officers and Soldiers The movement against the rebels, under Sibley, hav ing been approved, Fort Yuma was made the starting point of the expedition, and troops were forwarded to that place with all promptitude, an intermediate camp having been made at Warner's Ranch, (a point about half way between Los Angeles and Fort Yuma), which was named Camp Wright, in honor of the General com manding the Department. Supplies were being rapidly pushed forward, both by teams across the Colorado Desert. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.