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William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 1, Chapter 2: early recollections of California--(continued). 1849-1850. (search)
econd Dragoons, under Major Lawrence Pike Graham, with Captains Rucker, Coutts, Campbell, and others, along. So exhausted weor help, and General Smith resolved to attempt relief. Major Rucker, who had come across with Pike Graham's Battalion of Drire men and mules to send out and meet the immigrants. Major Rucker fulfilled this duty perfectly, sending out pack-trains ing, Sam Stambaugh, Hugh Ewing, Hampton Denman, etc. I got Rucker to give these last two employment along with the train formnes, but afterward changed their minds, and went out with Rucker. While I was at Sacramento General Smith had gone on his of our set were going home by the same conveyance, viz., Rucker, Ord, A. J. Smith — some under orders, and the others on lor passage to New York, and went down to Monterey by land, Rucker accompanying me. The weather was unusually rainy, and all easant trip. Our party, composed of Ord, A. J. Smith, and Rucker, with the two boys, Antonio and Porfirio, put up at Delmon