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New Mexico Territory during the Civil War : Wallen and Evans inspection reports, 1862-1863 / edited and with an introduction by Jerry D. Thompson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wallen, Henry D. (Henry Davies), 1819-1886.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Army.
- Social conditions.
- History.
- Social aspects.
- Fortification.
- History, Military.
- New Mexico--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
- New Mexico.
- New Mexico--History, Military--19th century.
- Fortification--Inspection--New Mexico--History--19th century.
- New Mexico--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects.
- United States. Army--Military life--History--19th century.
- United States.
- United States. Army--Operational readiness--History--19th century.
- Soldiers--Alcohol use--New Mexico--History--19th century.
- Soldiers.
- Soldiers--Alcohol use.
- New Mexico--Social conditions--19th century.
- Wallen, Henry D. (Henry Davies), 1819-1886.
- Wallen, Henry D.
- Evans, Andrew Wallace.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2008.
- Summary:
- In the summer of 1862 the Civil War was going badly for the North. The distant New Mexico Territory, however, presented a different situation. After an invading army of zealous Texas Confederates won the field at Valverde near Fort Craig, Colorado Volunteers fell on the Rebels at Glorieta Pass and crushed Confederate dreams of conquering New Mexico and the Far West. The Texans, hungry and disheartened, retreated, leaving uncertainty and social unrest in their wake.
- By the late summer of 1862, General James Henry Carleton arrived from California, determined to impose Federal control on the territory. Major Henry Davies Wallen and Captain Andrew Wallace Evans were appointed inspector general and assistant inspector general, respectively. Fearing a second Confederate invasion, Carleton had Wallen and Evans examine various routes the Rebels might use to invade the territory as well as a variety of logistical and operational issues. Tellingly, their reports repeatedly mention troop drunkenness and poor relations with the locals as primary problems. These inspection reports, edited by award-winning Civil War historian Jerry Thompson, provide unique insight into the military, cultural, and social life of a territory struggling to maintain law and order.
- Contents:
- Part I Maj. Henry Davies Wallen's Inspection of the Department of New Mexico, 1862-1863
- Chapter 1 Fort Garland, Colorado 39
- Chapter 2 Fort Marcy, New Mexico 51
- Chapter 3 Fort Union, New Mexico 63
- Chapter 4 Post at Mesilla, New Mexico 83
- Chapter 5 Post at Franklin, Texas 93
- Chapter 6 Fort Craig, New Mexico 97
- Chapter 7 Post at Los Pinos, New Mexico 111
- Chapter 8 Post at Albuquerque, New Mexico 117
- Chapter 9 Fort Sumner and Fort Union, New Mexico 123
- Part II Capt. Andrew Wallace Evans's Inspection of the Department of New Mexico, 1863
- Chapter 10 Fort McRae, Ojo del Muerto 135
- Chapter 11 Post at Franklin, Texas 143
- Chapter 12 Fort West, New Mexico 151
- Chapter 13 Fort Stanton, New Mexico 165.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-291) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780826344793
- 0826344798
- OCLC:
- 214935184
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