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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., The Confederate invasion of New Mexico and Arizona . (search)
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., Canby 's services in the New Mexican campaign . (search)
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., Sibley 's New Mexican campaign .--its objects and the causes of its failure. (search)
Sibley's New Mexican campaign.--its objects and the causes of its failure. by T. T. Teel, Major, C. S. A.
The object of his campaign in New Mexico was 1 explaine plies and was in possession of all of Arizona and the lower part of New Mexico; Sibley was to utilize the results of Baylor's successes, make Mesilla the base of oper nity to join the Confederate army.
Upon the arrival of his brigade at Mesilla, Sibley was to open negotiations with the governors of Chihuahua, Sonora, and Lower Cal them and at the same time improve his exchequer.
In addition to all this, General Sibley intimated that there was a secret understanding between the Mexican and the ls of our sister republic, but it was the brightest of the Confederacy, and General Sibley thought that he would have little difficulty in consummating the ends so de of the enemy's country, with well-equipped forces in our front and rear.
General Sibley was not a good administrative officer.
He did not husband his resources, a