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Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., I. Texas and New Mexico. (search)
Canby in command prepares to hold New Mexico Sibley brigade Fort Craig Sibley declines to attackSibley declines to attack battle of Valverde heroism and death of McRae fight at Apache Pass Rebels occupy Santa Fe theyprised that the Texans were upon him. Gen. H. F. Sibley had encountered similar difficulties, sanizing and arming, in north-western Texas, the Sibley brigade, designed for the conquest of New Mexillmore still in the hands of the Texans. Gen. Sibley, who had hoped to advance in the Autumn of ise than execution, until nearly 2 P. M., when Sibley, who had risen from a sick bed that morning, w took 57 prisoners, with a loss of only 15. Sibley entered Santa Fe in triumph soon afterward, meong range ensued, with no serious results; but Sibley, largely outnumbered, crossed the river duringed at evening in plain sight of each other. Sibley, in his weakened condition, evidently did not e his order, of even date May 4, 1862. with Sibley's official report, claims that the latter had [2 more...]
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New Mexico, (search)
d to collect the sum of 50 cents per month for each child attending......Jan. 23, 1860 Miguel A. Otero having thrice served as delegate to Congress, also as attorney-general and United States district attorney for the Territory, appointed secretary of New Mexico by President Lincoln......1861 Maj. Isaac Lynde, U. S. A., in command at Fort Fillmore, surrenders the fort and his entire command of 700 to Lieut.-Col. John R. Baylor, Confederate......July 27, 1861 Confederates under Gen. H. F. Sibley defeat the Federals under Colonel Canby at Valverde, 10 miles below Fort Craig......Feb. 21, 1862 Battle at Apache Cañon, near Santa Fe; Colonel Slough defeats the Confederates under Colonel Scurry......March 28, 1862 Santa Fe, in possession of the Confederates since March 11, 1862, is recovered by the Federals......April 21, 1862 Territory of Arizona formed from part of New Mexico......Feb. 24, 1863 Governor Connelly dies; W. F. M. Arny acting governor......1865 Portio