Ex. Doc. No. 41. 45 



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General orders were issued designating the force to march on 

 California. It consisted of three hundred United States 1st dra- 

 goons, under Major Sumner, who were to be followed by the bat- 

 talion of Mormons, five hundred in number, commanded by Cap- 

 tain Cook. 



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ment was directed to effect a junction with General Wool at Chi- 



huahua. 



Major Clarke's two batteries of artillery were divided — one com- 

 pany, Captain Fisher's, to be left in New Mexico; the other, Cap- 

 tain iVeightman's, to accompany Colonel Doniphan. The battalion 

 of foot, under Captain Agncy, was directed to remain in Santa Fe. 



Thus was the army of the west divided into three columns, to 

 operate in regions remote from each other, and never to unite again 



in one body. 



September 25. — I received notice that the general was to march 



at 2, p. m., for California. His force consisted of three hundred 



dragoons, to be followed by a battalion of M5rmoas on foot that 



had not yet arrived in Santa Fe. 



My requisition for twelve pack-saddles and eight mules not being 

 filled, I. determined to delay sta|:ting for an hour or two, and 

 did not reach my camp, sixteen miles distant, till long after dark. 

 I found my tent pitched, fny supper smoking^ and corn secured for 

 my mules; this was gratifying, and I congratulated myself on the 

 reorganization of my party, at least so far a§ the personel was 

 concerned, for I had never found my camp so well attended to. 



The day was excessively hot, the night. very cold, the thermo- 

 meter 32 degrees. 



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Memorandum. — My party is now organized as follows: 

 J^ieutenant Warner, topographical engineers, &c. 



J. M. Stanly, draughtsman. 

 Norman Bestor, assistant. 



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James Early, driver to instrument wagon; 



W. H. Peterson, in charge of horizon box and cantina for sexfants; 



Baptiste Perrot,. driver of transportation wagon; 



Maurice Longdeau, in charge of spare mules; 



xrancois de Yon Cceur, in charge of spare mules; 

 Frank Menard, assistant teamster; 

 James Riley, assistant to Bestor; 

 Dabney Eustis, assistant to Stanly, 



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Uur road is over the gro 

 far as Tome. 



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As an evidence of the ignorance of tie people here respecting 



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