A Campaign from Santa Fe to the Mississippi
A Campaign from Santa Fe to the Mississippi

Author: Theo Noel

Publisher:

Published: 1961

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13:

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A limited-edition reprint of the rarest and most-quoted contemporary book on the Confederate side of the Civil War in the Far West. Noel was with the Sibley Brigade, toughest Confederate unit that fought entirely west of the Mississippi: in New Mexico, at Galveston and in the Red River battles in Louisiana. Few fighting outfits of North and South rode as far or fought in such diverse areas as did the Sibley Brigade: from the deserts of New Mexico to the bayous of Louisiana. Published in 1865, this unofficial and human account has been called "one of the rarest and most fascinating of Confederate books." Major battles in New Mexico included those at Valverde and Glorieta. Battles in Louisiana included Bisland, Franklin, Lafourche, Fordcohe, Bourbeau, Mansfield, Pleasant Hill and Yellow Bayou. Sibley's troops also took part in the battle of Galveston, Texas. The Sibley Brigade as organized at San Antonio in 1861. It rode west to fight in every major battle in New Mexico. The editors discuss Sibley's where it regrouped and took part in the victory at Galveston. In 1863, Sibley's men marched to Louisiana to play a major role in the battles of the Red River campaign. Late in 1864 the Brigade returned to Texas. --

A Campaign from Santa Fe to the Mississippi
A Campaign from Santa Fe to the Mississippi

Author: Theo Noel

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-13

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780266248927

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Excerpt from A Campaign From Santa Fe to the Mississippi: Being a History of the Old Sibley Brigade From Its First Organization to the Present Time; Its Campaigns in New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas, in the Years of 1861-2-3-4 Kind Reader, the work has commenced; I have undertaken to compile for your especial benefit a history of our Brigade and its doings. The world has been furnished with The Campaign from Texas to Maryland, by the Rev. Mr. Davis, of the Fourth Texas In fentry, and The Camp, the Bivouac, and the Battle-field, by Dr. Gammage, of the Fourth Arkansas The first, second, third, and per haps the fourth, years of the war, by Pollard; and why not now with that of the Old Sibley - Green - Hardeman Brigade. May I hope that this - my first offering - may in part be favored and appreciated by the friends of that Old Brigade 'throughout the Lone Star State. The preface, if I but have the time to write one, will explain to you the many embarrassing and disadvantageous circumstances under which this volume was compiled, prepared and brought before the public. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Rebels in the Rockies
Rebels in the Rockies

Author: Walter Earl Pittman

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2014-07-30

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 0786478209

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The Civil War in 1861 found Southerners a minority throughout the West. Early efforts to create military forces were quickly suppressed. Many returned to the South to fight while others remained where they were, forming a potentially disloyal population. Underground movements existed throughout the war in Colorado, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona and even Idaho. Repeatedly betrayed and overwhelmed by Union forces and without communications with the South, these groups were ineffective. In southern New Mexico, Southerners, who were the majority, aligned themselves with the Confederacy. Four small companies of irregulars, one Hispanic, fought (effectively) as part of the abortive Confederate invasion force of 1861-2. The most famous of these, the "Brigands," were close in function to a modern special forces unit. In 1862 the Brigands were sent into Colorado to join up with a secret army of 600-1,000 men massing there, but were betrayed. Returning to Texas, the Brigands and the other irregulars were used for special operations in the West throughout the War; they also fought in the Louisiana-Arkansas campaigns of 1863-4.

Distant Bugles, Distant Drums
Distant Bugles, Distant Drums

Author: Flint Whitlock

Publisher: University Press of Colorado

Published: 2020-06-15

Total Pages: 482

ISBN-13: 1607321084

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The epic story of the 1,000 Colorado Union troops who fought against 3,000 Confederate troops in New Mexico during the Civil War. Drawing on previously overlooked diaries, letters, and contemporary newspaper accounts, military historian Flint Whitlock brings the Civil War in the West to life. Distant Bugles, Distant Drums details the battles of 1,000 Coloradans against 3,000 Confederate soldiers in New Mexico and offers vivid portraits of the leaders and soldiers involved, men whose strengths and flaws would shape the fate of the nation. On their way to Colorado in search of gold and silver for the Confederacy’s dwindling coffers, Texan Confederates won a series of engagements along the Rio Grande. Hastily assembled troops that had marched to meet them from Colorado finally turned them back in an epic conflict at Gloriéta Pass. Miners, farmers, and peacetime officers turned themselves overnight into soldiers to keep the Confederacy from capturing the West’s mines, shaping the outcome of the Civil War. Distant Bugles, Distant Drums tells their story. Southwest Book Award Winner from the Border Regional Library Association “An important new book by Denver military historian Flint Whitlock . . . This well-written, solidly researched history of Colorado’s Union troops is eye-opening.” —Rocky Mountain News "This volume is Civil War military history at its very best. The research, especially in primary sources, is fresh, the interpretation is informed and concise, and the writing is skillful. Follow Whitlock’s engagingly crafted narrative. He introduces you to the officers, soldiers, politicians, and merchants. He tells of their competence, loyalty, opportunities, and accomplishments.” —James H. Nottage, Blue & Gray Magazine

The Three-Cornered War
The Three-Cornered War

Author: Megan Kate Nelson

Publisher: Scribner

Published: 2021-02-16

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 1501152556

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Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in History A dramatic, riveting, and “fresh look at a region typically obscured in accounts of the Civil War. American history buffs will relish this entertaining and eye-opening portrait” (Publishers Weekly). Megan Kate Nelson “expands our understanding of how the Civil War affected Indigenous peoples and helped to shape the nation” (Library Journal, starred review), reframing the era as one of national conflict—involving not just the North and South, but also the West. Against the backdrop of this larger series of battles, Nelson introduces nine individuals: John R. Baylor, a Texas legislator who established the Confederate Territory of Arizona; Louisa Hawkins Canby, a Union Army wife who nursed Confederate soldiers back to health in Santa Fe; James Carleton, a professional soldier who engineered campaigns against Navajos and Apaches; Kit Carson, a famous frontiersman who led a regiment of volunteers against the Texans, Navajos, Kiowas, and Comanches; Juanita, a Navajo weaver who resisted Union campaigns against her people; Bill Davidson, a soldier who fought in all of the Confederacy’s major battles in New Mexico; Alonzo Ickis, an Iowa-born gold miner who fought on the side of the Union; John Clark, a friend of Abraham Lincoln’s who embraced the Republican vision for the West as New Mexico’s surveyor-general; and Mangas Coloradas, a revered Chiricahua Apache chief who worked to expand Apache territory in Arizona. As we learn how these nine charismatic individuals fought for self-determination and control of the region, we also see the importance of individual actions in the midst of a larger military conflict. Based on letters and diaries, military records and oral histories, and photographs and maps from the time, “this history of invasions, battles, and forced migration shapes the United States to this day—and has never been told so well” (Pulitzer Prize–winning author T.J. Stiles).

The Ranger Ideal Volume 2
The Ranger Ideal Volume 2

Author: Darren L. Ivey

Publisher: University of North Texas Press

Published: 2018-11-15

Total Pages: 818

ISBN-13: 1574417444

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They say everything is bigger in Texas, and the Lone Star State can certainly boast of immense ranches, vast oil fields, enormous cowboy hats, and larger-than-life heroes. Among the greatest of the latter are the iconic Texas Rangers, a service that has existed, in one form or another, since 1823. Established in Waco in 1968, the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum continues to honor these legendary symbols of Texas and the American West. While upholding a proud heritage of duty and sacrifice, even men who wear the cinco peso badge can have their own champions. Thirty-one individuals—whose lives span more than two centuries—have been enshrined in the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame. In The Ranger Ideal Volume 2: Texas Rangers in the Hall of Fame, 1874-1930, Darren L. Ivey presents capsule biographies of the twelve inductees who served Texas in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Ivey begins with John B. Jones, who directed his Rangers through their development from state troops to professional lawmen; then covers Leander H. McNelly, John B. Armstrong, James B. Gillett, Jesse Lee Hall, George W. Baylor, Bryan Marsh, and Ira Aten—the men who were responsible for some of the Rangers’ most legendary feats. Ivey concludes with James A. Brooks, William J. McDonald, John R. Hughes, and John H. Rogers, the “Four Great Captains” who guided the Texas Rangers into the twentieth century.