▁to ▁proceed ▁against ▁the ▁winter ▁camp ground s ▁of ▁the ▁Com an ches ▁and ▁Ki ow as , ▁which ▁were ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁somewhere ▁in ▁the ▁Pal o ▁D uro ▁C any ons ▁of ▁the ▁southern ▁Pan handle ▁area , ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁River . ▁The ▁Car son ▁expedition ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁invasion ▁of ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁the ▁Com an cher ia , ▁after ▁the ▁Ant el ope ▁Hills ▁Ex ped ition . ▁ ▁P rel ude ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁Car son ▁started ▁from ▁Fort ▁Bas com ▁with ▁ 2 6 0 ▁caval ry , ▁ 7 5 ▁inf antry ▁and ▁ 7 2 ▁U te ▁and ▁J ic ar illa ▁Apache ▁sc outs ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁rec ru ited ▁from ▁Luci en ▁Max well ' s ▁ran ch ▁near ▁C imar ron , ▁New ▁Mexico . ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 2 ▁Car son ' s ▁force , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁two ▁mountain ▁how itz ers ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁L t . ▁George ▁H . ▁P ett is , ▁ 2 7 ▁w ag ons , ▁an ▁amb ul ance ▁and ▁with ▁ 4 5 ▁days ' ▁r ations , ▁proceeded ▁down ▁the ▁Canadian ▁River ▁into ▁the ▁Texas ▁Pan handle . ▁Car son ▁had ▁decided ▁to ▁march ▁first ▁to ▁Ad obe ▁W alls , ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁familiar ▁with ▁from ▁his ▁employ ment ▁there ▁by ▁Bent ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁earlier . ▁Car son , ▁long ▁familiar ▁with