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lark isschoolsibor of cat ion. at t end iv andhlt;‘a dip| that e| Captain George H. Pettis. Veteran of on(j0(|New Mexico Volunteers. WritesInteresting Let.t*r.a rep-rm, is Terri-meet-to ini’ Now s pub-ICS.Lopez I as a i suitabCaptain George If. Penis, who I served during ihe Civil War in the Now Mexico Volunteers and thereafter managed r hotel at Algodones, in Sandoval County for some time which hotel bore the name the Railroad I lot el, although Algodones was only a stage station, lias read the editorialin the New Mexican of recenit date, comment ing on the publication by the Historical and Natural Society of Co-Will he act. wia simi HoardvotedHoard city ta of the by tin.a pro|iorado of the book entitled “The Colo- |,ers ’e.)* jewel ist mas.is beensevereeeover-rado Volunieers in live Civil War The New Mexico Campaign in IstiU, and in reference ‘■hereto writes to this paper:“Providence, R. (., Dec. fith, 190fi.I'o the ICtliior of tlie New Mexican: “I am very grateful to you for send-t uriHMIsuflicipen set ('a rue City to noins me a marked copy of the New owneiMexican of November 241h. in which iiIhCiI found an editorial entitled ‘How the 1 C.aspaewelrye westlughliu ire too reusings whoent iar\Southwest Was Saved to the Union,’ which was very interesting to me and I would be very thankful to you if you could tput me in the way of gelling a copy of (he work.“It is a fact as slated by the historian I hat ‘At Vaivcrde live companies of ilie Second Regiment of New ueanor Mexico Volunieers, under Colonel j M'iguel F. Pino, himself a brave and $J7.r»o, i lt;raii«in! officer, refused to obey the order to cross llu* river, from the west, side, and aid in this defense.* It is also true that there was another gallant fellow with this command, tlie Chaplain, a Roman Catholic priest whose name has gone from me. who, when a shell came over the river. r elec- from one of the rebel batteries, that were engaged in the battle and as it did not explode, ho proceeded after it, away in the rear of the line ami bringing it back, showed it to C • men. and explained to Ihe men how little danger there was to be appro*Alarid. in pre ite for ticket uez. inupleted ises inotliee. s con-lit ional e caseHuberwit hitI: lice.I oithciI re pail'do aihave nowex pensidew Wash 1 legosing t of Hiwith on si Tlu clerk, t rate com nrecoh Tlu ed ri maintand i Rofended from it. Kit Carson’s regi- oan'ument. Ihe First New 'Mexico Cavalr,es are was all right, because they were wellore.Postalbe a quire* i •officered and the men would go any! light where their officers commanded thorn i nearty, has , to go.Iasi j “The bnltie of (ilorieta was roallvmrd ofja drawn battle, because at its close.cached uld lie or alsot hoseboth parlies retreated, one underalsoandcandtheColonel John P. Slough, Hie Union de- cross-ihe fccnv—ore of heardgrand in Ihe it lniv-v lan-ile for stock si sidemi de-at 220ti days• Drugw ill);Th said railn be flever]tnchment went back to Fort Union and (leneral Sibley, with Ihe rebels,! clerl-returned to Santa Fe. The historian | nies s. Too-1 very properly gives credit for ihe gal- and lant acts of Colonel Chivington and his associates, among whom were Major W. 11. Lewis, of the Fifth U S.Peace Infantry and Captain Asa B. Carey, nt was ] Thirteenth U. S. Infantry, both gallant fellows, for their trip over the mountains, and their descent upon the Rebel rear guard and wagon train, which was at Johnson’s ranch, which was the real cause of the Rebels retiring from the Territory soon after, although it is supposed that Sibley did not care to meet General James H. Carleton and his command, the ‘California Column.’ on the battle field.I am. as ever, yours sincerely,“GKORGB H. PETTIS.”GHReceWera 1aft ci
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Santa Fe New Mexican
Santa Fe, New Mexico, US
Wed, Dec 12, 1906
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