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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book II:—secession. (search)
them near Merilla, and soon after he was ordered by Loring to evacuate the fort and to retire towards Albuquerque, on the Santa Fe route. This was to lead his troops to certain destruction. Nothing was neglected to secure this result. The canteens of the soldiers who had to march across a burning plain were filled with brandy. The Texans, being informed of their approach, gathered from every part of the country to waylay them on their passage. The Federals left on the evening of the 1st of August; when, tired out by a night-march, and most of them intoxicated through a free use of the liquor which had been perfidiously administered to them, they reached, at daybreak, the ambuscade towards which their officers were leading them, they found themselves suddenly surrounded by a swarm of enemies, and just as they were preparing for a fight they were ordered to lay down their arms. Their baggage and the funds belonging to the army were delivered over to the enemy, who, after extortin
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book IV:—the first autumn. (search)
y all the Confederate forces were assembled, to the number of more than twelve thousand men, half of whom were mounted, with about fifteen pieces of cannon. On the 1st and 2d of August the whole army moved in the direction of Springfield, following the post-road. Four hundred mounted Missourians under Rains cleared the road. McCulloch followed with great precaution, fearing to venture beyond the reach of the other corps of the army. Lyon had left Springfield exactly on the 1st of August with all the forces at his disposal, amounting to about five thousand men. After two days march, which the extreme heat made very fatiguing, he met in the valley of Dug2th of August, in the vicinity of the Katocktin River and the village of Lowettsville, and each time brought back a few prisoners. One month later, September 11th, one of the new brigades of the army of the Potomac, commanded by General Smith, who was encamped on the right side of the river near the suspension bridge, was sent to