<P> Twelve Union cavalry troopers and one scout ( reported to be mountain man Pauline Weaver but in reality Tucson resident John W. Jones ) , commanded by Lieutenant James Barrett of the 1st California Cavalry , were conducting a sweep of the Picacho Peak area , looking for Confederates reported to be nearby . The Arizona Confederates were commanded by Sergeant Henry Holmes . Barrett was under orders not to engage them , but to wait for the main column to come up . However , `` Lt. Barrett acting alone rather than in concert , surprised the Rebels and should have captured them without firing a shot , if the thing had been conducted properly . '' Instead , in midafternoon the lieutenant `` led his men into the thicket single file without dismounting them . The first fire from the enemy emptied four saddles , when the enemy retired farther into the dense thicket and had time to reload ... Barrett followed them , calling on his men to follow him . '' Three of the Confederates surrendered . Barrett secured one of the prisoners and had just remounted his horse when a bullet struck him in the neck , killing him instantly . Fierce and confused fighting continued among the mesquite and arroyos for 90 minutes , with two more Union fatalities and three troopers wounded . Exhausted and leaderless , the Californians broke off the fight and the Arizona Rangers , minus three who surrendered , mounted and carried warning of the approaching Union army to Tucson . Barrett 's disobedience of orders had cost him his life and lost any chance of a Union surprise attack on Tucson . </P>
<P> Twelve Union cavalry troopers and one scout ( reported to be mountain man Pauline Weaver but in reality Tucson resident John W. Jones ) , commanded by Lieutenant James Barrett of the 1st California Cavalry , were conducting a sweep of the Picacho Peak area , looking for Confederates reported to be nearby . The Arizona Confederates were commanded by Sergeant Henry Holmes . Barrett was under orders not to engage them , but to wait for the main column to come up . However , `` Lt. Barrett acting alone rather than in concert , surprised the Rebels and should have captured them without firing a shot , if the thing had been conducted properly . '' Instead , in midafternoon the lieutenant `` led his men into the thicket single file without dismounting them . The first fire from the enemy emptied four saddles , when the enemy retired farther into the dense thicket and had time to reload ... Barrett followed them , calling on his men to follow him . '' Three of the Confederates surrendered . Barrett secured one of the prisoners and had just remounted his horse when a bullet struck him in the neck , killing him instantly . Fierce and confused fighting continued among the mesquite and arroyos for 90 minutes , with two more Union fatalities and three troopers wounded . Exhausted and leaderless , the Californians broke off the fight and the Arizona Rangers , minus three who surrendered , mounted and carried warning of the approaching Union army to Tucson . Barrett 's disobedience of orders had cost him his life and lost any chance of a Union surprise attack on Tucson . </P>
who won the battle of picacho pass in arizona
who won the battle of picacho pass in arizona
the Arizona Rangers
the Arizona Rangers