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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455772403321

Titolo

Civil War in the Southwest [[electronic resource] ] : recollections of the Sibley Brigade / / edited and with an introduction by Jerry Thompson ; foreword by Donald S. Frazier

Pubbl/distr/stampa

College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, c2001

ISBN

1-299-05236-3

1-60344-703-2

1-58544-947-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xxv, 195 p. : maps

Collana

Canseco-Keck history series ; ; no. 4

Altri autori (Persone)

ThompsonJerry D

Disciplina

973.7/82

Soggetti

Electronic books.

New Mexico History Civil War, 1861-1865

Texas History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-186) and index.

Nota di contenuto

; Ch. 1. Organization of the Sibley Brigade / William Davidson -- ; Ch. 2. March to New Mexico / William Davidson -- ; Ch. 3. From El Paso to Valverde / William Davidson -- ; Ch. 4. Battle of Valverde / William Davidson -- ; Ch. 5. Battle of Valverde / P.J. "Phil" Clough -- ; Ch. 6. Battle of Valverde / Phil Fulcrod -- ; Ch. 7. Battle of Valverde / W.P. Laughter -- ; Ch. 8. Battle of Valverde / Three Privates -- ; Ch. 9. Valverde to Socorro / William Davidson -- ; Ch. 10. From Valverde to Albuquerque / Phil Fulcrod.

Sommario/riassunto

Written "to set the record straight," these veterans' stories provide colorful accounts of the bloody battles of Valverde, Glorieta, and Peralta, as well as details fo the soldier's tragic and painful retreat back to Texas in the summer of 1862.