★ Carleton, James Henry

James Henry Carleton​

Born: December 27, 1814

Birthplace: Lubec, Maine

Father: John Carleton 1775 –

Mother: Abigail Phelps 1775 –

Wife: Sophie Garland Wolfe 1829 – 1880

(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)​

Children:

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Eva Carleton Moore 1852 – 1921​

(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)​

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Guy Grayson Carleton 1853 – 1856​

(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)​

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Henry Guy Carleton 1856 – 1910​

(Buried: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts)​

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Agnes Maude Carleton 1859 – 1861​

(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)​

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Maude Carleton Courtis 1865 – 1935​

(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)​

Occupation before War:

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1839 – 1861: Served in the United States Army rising to Major​

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Served in the Aroostook and Mexican – American Wars​

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1844: Served in the expedition against the Pawnee and Oto​

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Investigator for the Mountain Meadows Massacre​

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1848: Author of The Battle of Buena Vista ​

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1855: Author of Diary of the excursion to the Ruins of Abo, Quarra, and the Grand Quivira​

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1856: Appointed to study European tactics but didn't make trip​

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1860: led the Bitter Spring Expedition​

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Civil War Career:

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1861 – 1862: Colonel of 1st​ California Volunteers Infantry Regiment​

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Commander of the Union Army District of Southern California​

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1862 – 1866: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers​

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1862: Served at the Battle of Picacho Pass New Mexico Territory​

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1862: Served in the capture of Tucson Arizona Territory​

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1862: Served in the Battle of Apache Pass New Mexico Territory​

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Helped establish Fort Bowie in Apache Pass New Mexico Territory​

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Commander of the Union Army Department of New Mexico Territory​

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Served in the Navajo Campaign in the Southwest​

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Sent on expedition to the Southwest to rid comanche and Kiowa​

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1864: Served in the first Battle of Adobe Wells​

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1865: Brevetted Major General in the United States Army​

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1865 – 1866: Commander in the Southwest until regular army came​

Occupation after War:

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1866 – 1873: Lt. Colonel United States Army 4th​ Cavalry Regiment​

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1944: His last book was printed called, The Prairie Log Cabin Books​

Died: January 7, 1873

Place of Death: San Antonio, Texas

Age at time of Death: 58 years old

Burial Place: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts

 

[Pollaco]

He was dispatched at the head of the California Column to New Mexico and Arizona to help relieve the soldiers in that area.The March took five months and involved some fighting against hostile Indians. This probably was in 1862 as that's when he commanded the California Column.

 

[Pollaco]

Who was who in the Civil War lists a book about him by Aurora Hunt titled "James A. Carleton,1814-1873, Frontier Dragoon. This could be a typo or misprint but wasn't'his middle initial "H"?

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy early Birthday (December 27th) Brig. General James H. Carleton! Salutes remembering General Carleton on his upcoming birthday.