Special Orders No. 37. Headquarters District Of New Mexico, Santa Fe, New Mexico, July 3, 1885.

COLONEL BRADLEY

Publication: Headquarters District of New Mexico, 1885, Santa Fe

Single-sheet Broadside. 7.5" wide x 9.75". Establishes a succession of movements of men and supplies to the border region in relation to the on-going pursuit of hostile Apaches in Arizona, New Mexico, and Mexico. In part: "The commanding officer Fort Union, New Mexico, will detail two companies of Infantry for field service at Lang's Ranch, New Mexico. They will proceed to Separate, New Mexico, as soon as transportation can be obtained, reporting the time of their arrival at that point, by telegraph, to Brigadier-General George Crook, U.S. Army, Fort Bowie, A. T., from whom they will receive further instructions...The companies will take from Union the necessary camp equipage, (either shelter or common tents), two six-mule teams, rations and stores for sixty days, six pounds grain per animal and 200 rounds of ammunition per man." Additionally: "Lieutenant-Colonel A. P. Morrow, 6th Cavalry will move immediately with three troops cavalry from Fort Bayard to Separate, and from there to Cloverdale, Alamo Vejo, Emory Spring, or such permanent water as he can find near the Mexican line. One troop will be stationed at each point, with Indian scouts, and the positions will be selected with reference to watching the line for Indians coming from the south." Signed in print by James Fornance, First Lieut. and Adjutant 13th Infantry, Acting Assistant Adjutant General. A rare, and interesting document from the Apache Wars in the Southwest. Fine condition.

Inventory Number: 52671