Bennett papers, 1851-1894.

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Bennett papers, 1851-1894.

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Diaries, correspondence, printed military orders, and photocopies of other military documents. His diary of the Utah Expedition, 1857-1859, and two diaries from military service in Arizona, 1862-1863, record conditions at posts including Camp McDowell, conditions of animals, weather, length of journey, etc. The 1862 diary covers a journey across Arizona to California; the 1865 diary describes activity of the California Volunteers and Arizona Volunteers in Arizona. Correspondence is present from Bennett's wife, 1865-1866. The printed "Dept. of New Mexico, Synopsis of Indian Scouts and their results for the year 1864, General Orders No. 4" consists of a chronological listing of troop combat with Indians including actions of Col. King S. Woolsey and Col. Christopher Carson. Statistics are present for the Bosque Redondo Reservation and for the numbers killed and wounded in military/Indian encounters sorted by military, civilian and Indian. The other is "General Orders No.2, Jan. 5, 1866", Court martial of Lt. William J. Perkins at Maricopa Wells 7 Nov. 1865. There is also an 1863 testimonial note for Capt. Colorado, chief of the Cocopas. Photocopies of other military documents are also present.

.5 linear ft. (1 box)

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 7520711

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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Woolsey, King S., d.1879.

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Carson, Kit, 1809-1868

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Carson, a legendary figure in the history of the American West, was a various times a trader, trapper, military scout, Indian agent, and interpreter. From the description of Kit Carson papers, 1847-1923. (Santa Fe Public Library). WorldCat record id: 37653498 Trapper, guide, Indian agent, and army officer. From the description of Kit Carson papers, 1842-1869. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453501 Kit Carson, a legendary figure in the history of the Ame...

Bennett, Clarence Edmund, 1833-1902

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Army officer, participated in the Utah expedition, 1857-1859, served in the 1st California Volunteers, 1863. Bennett briefly commanded Fort Yuma, then was stationed at Fort Craig, N.M. and Fort Bowie, Ariz. In 1865, he established Fort McDowell. From the description of Bennett papers, 1851-1894. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 43284651 Clarence Edmund Bennett was born in 1833. He entered West Point Military Academy in 1851 and gra...