The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-01
Brilliant Victory in New Mexico !
1900 ReleI Prisoners 2akeR--AsasaHat.a
ofHc RsJel officers General, Si1lsy api
Colonel Steele by heir ara soldiers

l,5UU Rebel Prisoners YdkH--ASSaSsiUat.ad
Of the RsJc' officers Generals SIlsy apd
Colonel Steele by their ara soldiers
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Mr.. Charles II, Miller has arrived from
Texas, having escaped thence 10 the bark
Arthur, one of the bockadng feet
Mr.. Miller has resided fn Texas TWEEN.
ty-two years, and during the Mexican
war was second Lieutenant in the COM
pany Of Texas Rangers Of which the
Captain was Ben. Mccullough, who be
came quite notorious after Che com
mencCment Of the present troubles and
was killed at the battle of Pea Ridge, in
Arkansas.
Ny Miller frequently served as guide
TO the I'd cavalry in Texas and was one of
the guides of Fart Van Duran in his ra
nous Indian expedition, about three
years ago.
Mr. Miller is one of those unGinchine
Union men, OF whom, as is well known.
there are 80 many in Western Texas
He brings much interesting information.
especially concerning the result Of Slh-
ley's expedition 10 New Mexico.
We know that SiblCy's Brigade ancra
temporary success at Nalvcrdc, (ucar
Fort Craig, about $50 miles north Of IA
Paso,) passed Fort Craig and captured
Santa tc. EndeavOrng to 20 on 10 Fort
Union, they Were defeated AMI compelled
10 retreat They cvacuted Nanta Fe.
leaving their sick and wounded, aud took
the back track TO III Paso. Two On, three
small skirmishcs occurred, but aftey re
passing Fort Craig we have had no Ger
tain intelligence concerning them.
In the vicinity of Fort Fillmore, Siblcy
was intercepted by troops from Calilor-
MIA. General Candy, with the New Mex
lean troops, was in pursuit, and close at
hand. He was thus caught between two
fires, and retreat being impossible, q bat
tie occurred, which resulted in Siblcv's
utter and complete defeat.
( The California troops were supposed 10
number about 5000; Sibley's brigade was
originally about 300. Baylor's rcei-
ment was already in Arizona, and was
| joined to his brigade, so that his entire
force was about $500 men, as efficient
| and well armed as Texas could furnish
| They were all mounted, and well pro-
vided with artillery, among which were
nine mountain hOwitzers. But the length
of the iourney-the want of supplies aud
medical stores-his losses by sickness.
deserton, wounds and death, and capture
of prisoners by the government force.
had greatly reduced his numbers, and
produced disheartouing effect upon those
who remained.
In the last fight the Texans lost all
horses, arms, cannons, all their stores
and even the suffers trains. Grants
celebrated train, captured by the Texans
was re-captured in this fight
A great number was killed or wounded,
and about One-half the whole force were
taken prisoners. Sibley, with Colonies
Steele and Green, escaped with $50 men
of Green's regiment One or two humid
red are supposed to have escaped in an
other direction, and reached Mexico
The escaping and cXasperated Texan
of Green regiment, assassinated General
Siblcy and Colonel Steele during the re-
treat, just before reaching HI paso. They
alleged that the ruin of the brigade was
attributable only TO the drunkenness and
inctciency OF the leaders These facts
were published in the San Antonio Her
aid. Green and his $50 men arrived ia
/ Dan .ANloulu hu AAt A3lh bl bNhtf nav
ing only their side arms, and a few pack
mules 30 carry provisions. This rem
nant of his regiment was about 10 be-
sent 10 the interior OF the state 10 be-
filed up again.
Col. Riley, commanding Siblcy's fist
regiment, resigned some time previous to
the events above narrated, and came back
10 Texas. Siblcy was native Of Louisl.
ana, and was formerly major in the Z. $
regular cavalry.
The Union forces, Immediately after
the fight took possession of III Paso and
Fort Bliss, which is near by. and sent 4
! detachment TO Camp Quitman so mile.
, east Of El Paso Thercupou the TeAau-
evacuated Fort Davis, 200 miles east of
p FL Paso, and all the other forts in the eN,
, IRENE northwest Of the Stale, Fort CLARK
} 800 miles from San Antonio. nov beiul
= the nearest fort 90 al Paso held by "a,
I Texans.
3 All able bodied men between the ages
, of rs and 30 are ordered into camps of
7 | instruction
, Sibley's brigade was thr great effort o
Texas, and contained the best lighting
{ material IN the whole state GrcaN
b things were expected Of ID, but IL ha-
failed as sigually as At deserved. tn,
s fate of tho leaders may be- regarded as
e precedent of what will happen TO DO,
pa great leaders of the rebellion, when their
n dcludcd people come 10 their senses