James Henry Carleton (December 27, 1814 – January 7, 1873) was an officer in the U. S. Army and a general in the Union army during the American Civil War. Carleton is most well known as an Indian fighter in the southwestern United States.
Read more about James Henry Carleton: Biography, Mountain Meadows Massacre, Civil War Service, Literary Efforts and Death
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