Arizona miner., 1864-07-20
GENERAL ORDERS,
Number ~.


I. The Apaches of Arizona have been hostile ever
since we have occupied that Territory and now that
the Navajo War is drawing to successful termination
all earnest effort must be made not only to punish
them for their continued murders, accompanied as
many of those murders have been, by burnEgs at the
stake and by torures of the most atrocous character
but either by their removal 10 Reservation or by the
utter determination Of their men, 10 ensure lasting
peace, and security Of life to all those who 90 to that
country i0 search for the precious metals
~ The plan Of operations against these Apaches
may. IN general terms, DO Indicated aa follows
GoIonal Edwin A Mgg 1T Infantry, California Vol
unteers Wits force Of five hundred Infantry, and
Cavalry viii establish post upon the ella River near
she confluence The Rio de Sauz the exact site to be
selected hy icu-C Colonel Nelson n Davis Assistant
Inspector General, u s. y and here COlonel Rigg
will have his depot OF supplies From TINS post which
in central position, the troops in such parties with
regard to strength Colonel Rigg may indicate will
march in every direction 10 points where the enemy
may be found.
H. The transportation when the troops do not car
ry their food in their haversacks-whch they do
and must do on all scouts of days and less will
be pack mules In the field, and bread and sugar
and coffee, and salt, alone Of all the ratons, will be
carried One blanket apiece will be as much bedding
as the men will be permitted to have when on scout.
To be encountered with more is not to And Indians.
" All Apache Indians in that Territory hostile.
and all Apache men large enough to bear arms who
may be encountered in Arizona will be slain wherever
met unless they give themselves up prisoners No
women or children viii be harmed these viii be taken
prisoners.
v Simultaneous with these operations of the force
under Colonel Rigg detachments will be sent north
wardly from Tucson through by the Canada del Orc
and the San Pedro below the Aravaypa from Fort
Bowie southwardly through the Chiricahu Mountains
from Fort Whipple enthusiastically and across the
Salinas from Fort Candy s0uthwardy by western end
of Mogolon Mountains; from Fort Wingate south
w&rdy toward the Sierra Blanca and the head Of the
Gila and from Forts Craig and McRae westwardy TO
| the country around the head Of the Membres and
thWq Y
From Fort Cummings scouts viii be sent to scour over
the country 20 the southwark hom The camp on the
Siiembres the troops will scouF the country IN and
4 around the Burr0 Mountains and n0rtnWestW0f0Iy
from those mountain and toward the Florida Noun
4 tains The size of these different parties viii be- So
large cars be spared from the posts whence they
start their transportation subsistence, aud their in
stroctions the same those gwen ior the guidance
Jof me central force under GSeae! Rigg They Will
stail lake Ena esd the 2Jth instant and, possible
remain out for SIXTY days when gul reports win be-
sent to Department Head Quarters Of the operations
day by day, and their results Of each party when ali
parties except the central force under Colonel Rigg
viii await further orders and will repair up and be
e ready 30 take the field again at days notice.
e. VI The Governor of Arizona has been requested iC
have parties Of miners out NJ the same time ant ar
rangements making to get four parties of fifty eacl
lof Pine and Marcopa Indians 10 whom have giyeI
e arms and ammunition, TO move when we move, eaci
over different ground against their hereditary enemies
Q the Apacbes.
The Governor of Chihuahua and the Governor o
: Sonora have been informed Of these contemplate
movements, and have been notified that the Apache
viii doubtless into their respective States whe
thus menaced by forces They have each been re
quested TO put few hundred of their militia into tn
field against the enemy, aud have been granite
authorty to come the line into territory i
pursuit OF Apaches, when, where and as far as the
II please Thus the war against these bands of ruthes
mnrderers viii be general and it is hoped tina
il may he productive of beneficial and lasting results
Every party in energy perseverance. resolution an
sedenal must strive to Guido all other parties Dc
penence must be placed the galantry of small nun
: bers against any odds. This covering of so niue
,r ground by detachments of determined men movin
Il simultaneously from so many different points, mu
produce moral effect upon the Indians which it
hoped will convince them 81 the folly long TO hold OF
y against us.
10 VII The following is the organization Of the centr
% force which is to move out from Las Cruces, N NJ
n detachmentshe first detachment to start on or heo
- the 18th instant viz
y Colonel Edwin A. Rigg commanding
~ Major Joseph Smith 9TH Infantry Cal Vols
Del Major Thomas J. Blakeney LIST Cavalry Cal Vols
mi Surgeon Edward j. Whitney, u. s. Vols
Surgeon John IL. Prentiss. LIST Cavalry Cal Vols
all LIST Lieut William A. Thompson, LIST Infantry, @;
~ Vols, Adutant
mi I'd Lieut Sidney r. belong, ist Infantry Cal Vol
as a. A O. NJ and A. G. s.
by Companies and E. LIST Cavalry. California v ole
Of teers.
b. Companies aud H. lst Infantry California Yolu
NC teers
90 Companies A, G. and f. 9th infantry California Y,
unteers.
tie Company J. LIST Infantry, New Mexican Voluntee
rtz VIII The Chiefs Of the Quartermaser Medical Su
inf sistence and Ordnance Departments, will furnish Co
mel Rigg with such means Of transportation and 81
plies ar may be necessary 10 give this order, so far
TO- it relates 10 his command immediate and practical
te feet.
in TX The field and staff officers named in the VII p