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The Civil War in Arizona: The Story of the California Volunteers, 1861–1865. By Andrew E. Masich. (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2006. xiv + 368 pp. Illustrations, maps, notes, bibliography, index. $32.95.)

      In this well-rounded and highly readable volume, author Andrew Masich brings to life the story of the Column from California. Colonel, and later Brigadier General, James H. Carleton led these Civil War volunteers across southern California and the deserts of Arizona early in 1862, expecting to meet and defeat the Confederates then occupying New Mexico and southern Arizona. 1
      Part One of this book outlines the concerns that led to the creation of this force in California. Masich uses many archival sources to detail the backgrounds of the soldiers, their weapons, clothing, and other equipment (including woolen undergarments). The command moved as small units, first to Fort Yuma on the Colorado River, then up the Gila River to the Pima Villages and on to Tucson. A skirmish at Picacho Pass cost them three dead and three wounded. The march of the Californians met with few problems, due largely to Carleton's thorough logistical preparations. . . .

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