The weekly union record., 1866-02-17
Letter from Company A.
FoRT WHrPPrr A. T. Jan. .

FoRT WHIPPLE. A. T., Jan. :, 1866.
EDITOR UNION RECORD Company A are
all safe, General Mcdowell is expected here in
a few days. the weather has become more mild,
and ~e are all glad that these things are so,
for We have had six weeks Of as steady cold
weather as | ever saw at this time Of year in
any climate; We are in hopes the advent Of the
General will hasten our discharge; and We
have had great fears for the safety of some
of our comrades. The party that went TO the
W bite Mountains had sorry time of it. They
failed 10 fnd the Apaches who were anxious
for treaty of peace" and found none anxious
for war" They only saw oge. and be being
on horseback, ran like whitehead" On
the return, the party were lost much of the
time, and wandered about good deal, but
finally succeeded in getting out OF the snow.
and went on. into the valley of the Gila, and
reached Fort Mcdowell, on the Rio Verde,
after subsis,iug for some twelve days on mule
meat Seven days before the party reached
that Fort, Nesbit, Of Oregon township, got
lost from. the party, aud was four days alone.
be was found by Lieutenant Deans party, who
were on scout, and saved Lieutenant Dean
struck cut ior the trail of the Captain party,
which he soon found, and followed them to the
Fort, picking up four or five horses which had
been abandoned, and took them in one day
behind the Captain. Winter, of BidweI's Bar
was by himself two days, being out one night,
and had just struck up camp FIRE on the last
night. when a detachment from Fort Mcdowell
having been sent out, met him and took him in
The whole Of the two parties rested at the
Fort three days. The Captain took a part
OF the Lieutenant's men and started for Fort
Whipple. Lieutenant Dean, with the balance
started the next day. On the fourth day out
Men aughton, having permission to hunt for
deer, started out ahead got lost in fog; after
subsistiDg for six days on muskeet beans, got
in safe at Wickenburg He has not yet
arrived al this post. The balance are ali here
and well. The two parties lost twenyfy or
thirty head of horses. besides seeing pretty
rough times, and there are but few of the
balance of the horses that would survive a
months campaign at the present time. Lieut..
Givens is still in command at Wickenburg, and
well; hopes to be relieved soon.
We have had three military funerals at this
most since onr arrival Eirct q Navioap
of the First Arizona Volunteers got into q
drunken row up at Prescott, and was killed by
pistol shot. Second, Scotcbman OF the
First New Mexican Volunteer Cavalry, cele-
brating Christmas. got drunk aud froze to
death. The third was a kind hearted soldier
of Co. |, Seventh Infantry California Voun
teers, by the name of Stephen Lee, from Yuba
or Nevada county, who died, week ago,
of consumption. Being member Of the
Masonic fraternity. he was buried with the
usual solemnities and ceremonies of that Order
by the Lodge here, his surviving comrades in
arms firing the customary salute over bis grave
| am not aware how much longer we will
have to remain in this Territory, but hope this
month will start US homeward, for our staying
here does little or so good to ourselves or the
country, or. if it does, Il can't see it."
Expecting to shake your venerable hand
before many months believe me- as ever,
Respectfully, your humble correspondent,
W. Y. Bliss.