CHAPTER XIX.
A TOUGH TIME.
General Carr soon received orders from General Sheridan that he was to make a winter's campaign in the Canadian river country, and that we were to proceed to Fort Lyon, on the Arkansas river, in Colorado, and there fit out for the expedition.

Leaving Fort Wallace in November, 1868, we arrived at Fort Lyon in the latter part of the month, and outfitted for the coming expedition.
General Penrose had left this post three weeks previously with a command of some three hundred men.

He had taken no wagons with him and his supply train was composed only of pack mules.

General Carr was ordered to follow with supplies on his trail and overtake him as soon as possible.

I was particularly anxious to catch up with Penrose's command, as my old friend Wild Bill was among his scouts.