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jand ill reference ‘hereto writes to this ; suffi,(u paper: I pons;JS , Providence, R. (., Doe. fit.li, IfiOfi, j Can “To iIn* Editor of tin* New Mexican: j Ci(MlI am very grateful lo you for send-'to i! inu: me a marked copy of the Xowjown 1 j Mexican of November 241 li. in wlidch j ihoerI found an editorial entitled ‘How t.he • C«a»Southwest Was Saved to the Union,* i wit!• | which was very interesting to me and tico|.sn i I would lie very t*fiankful to you ifjoithyou could tput nit* in the wav of get- j rep; 00 * r jling a copy of the work. do i“It is a fact as stated hv tin* his- 1 havlt;torian that ‘At Valverde live compa- now ^°|nies of the Second 'Regiment of Newiexpi ,,M’ j Mexico Volunteers, under Colonel side Miiguel E. Pino, himself a brave and Was gallant officer, refused to obey the; lh‘g n'-N ; order lo cross the river, from Hie j ing I west side, and aid in this defense.'; of t ■id. It is also true that there was another t wi- I -re-1 gallant fellow with this command, on for the Chaplain, a Homan Catholic priest i T \v\ whose name has gone from me. who. Iclei in when a shell came over the river.j Irai ec- from one of the rebel batteries, that eon were engaged in the battle and as it j root led did not explode, he proceeded after T in it. away in the rear of the line and ed ce. bringing it back, showed it to C ■ jmai mi- men. and explained to the men how and aal little danger there was to be appro* H isej bended from it. Kit Carson’s regi- nan er ment. the First New 'MexicoCava'r’- bo ire ' was all right, because they were well ipii 'officered and the men would go any ! ligl tal j where their officers commanded thorn i non uisjlogo. , | alsiist | “The battle of (ilorieta was really of j a drawn battle, because at its close, ted, both parties retreated, one under be | Colonel John 1*. Slough, the Cnion de-1 cro Iso i tachment went back to Fort Cnion the *se and (Jeneral Sibley, with the rebels.I ole returned to Santa Fe. The historian j nie oo- very properly gives credit for the gal- am ■— lant acts of Colonel Chivington and wit of j his associates, among whom were 'I it’d j Major W. IT. Lewis, of the Fifth C. S. sai ice In Tan try and Captain Asa H. Carey, rai ms | Thirteenth C. S. Infantry, both gal- be nd j lant fellows, for their trip over the evf he | mountains, and their descent upon :iv- the Rebel rear guard and wagon |p| m- train, which was at Johnson’s ranch. I which was the real cause of the Reb* for els retiring from the Territory soon ck nfter, although it is supposed that Re ,ie Sibley did not care to meet General Janies H. Carleton and his command, the ‘California Column.' on the bat*amicanthe,le* tie field.!‘0 |f .“I am, as ever, yours sincerely,i*o I 1 l I • 1 “GtROROE H. PETTIS.” }lff
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Santa Fe New Mexican
Santa Fe, New Mexico, US
Wed, Dec 12, 1906
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