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The Daily Dispatch: May 31, 1862., [Electronic resource] 2 0 Browse Search
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have captured three months supplies. On one occasion three of our men, under Dr. Kavanaugh, went up to Fort Cubero, 60 miles west of Albuquerque, and demanded the unconditional surrender of the fort, with all its contents and the garrison of 48 armed men as prisoners of war. The doctor gave them ten minutes to decide whether they would surrender or be put to the sword. At the end of ten minutes the garrison marched out and stacked their arms and surrendered as prisoners of war? They were paroled by the doctor and sent off. He captured at this point $150,000 worth of supplies, all of which were safely transferred to Albuquerque Dr Kavanagh's report is exceedingly rich. He divides his force of three men (Gardenhire, Gillespie and Thompson) into three divisions, right wing, centre and left wing. He describes the movements of his investing army with all the grandeur of a large army, and signs the report as Commander-in-Chief of the Confederate forces in the District of Cubero!