The Mesilla Valley independent. [volume] (Mesilla, N.M.) 1877-1879, 1878-08-31
March of General Stephen ". Kearncy
In 1916, ffoEi Santa Ne TO The
pacsiic Coast.


The expedition of Gr-neFal 8. vi Kearnss
in 1915 from Je1F,ra,n (ity. siisa,ati, fu
s.Ita NJ, and his Subsequent iiareii fhencs-
tn California, together with fiic mgfth II
General Doaiphan through the stats-s II cIds
l,ualiua, Durango and CesIluia Ia Iexiens
and Junction II the the hascs with Generals
'raylor and WOOL At Monterey, are Iastiy re.
ferrr,i 10 as being The most remarkable and
succsesful MARCHES ever malic i,s st'lef.taa
troops, Wiier We consi,ier the adverse cir
eumsnnces under which tIiesc expeditions
acre m2dei the limited Knowledge mr
TROOPS then hid Of tl.e couatry to l,e stayerset,
and tie hazardous undertaking Of - small a
fprce invading 1 foreign country At a !@nt
hundreds Of MILES ftoin rcinfnrcemeats Of
supplies of any klad, and tire coinpIete suc-.
tess with which these expeditions were csrs
ried cu.. they rsrnut fail to challenge our
yarfHest admiration.
II is only our pErpose n present n h.;pss
.fp.low tbs march Of Cen krarney and lis
gallant command from SWta ~ u Han
Diego. giving such ind tents Of tie march,
and iile battles ncst san is.,l,c., aalin th,.
Valley Of sal pssqnal, rs may he Of insrr-
eas 80 oir nsadrrs- -lfirr G,ne:al ksarrey
had made the conquest Of .Nea Mexico, atFi.
had apttied the afasrs ir,;li c;sil apl military
iis.tiss TssFilarSa apL bal .iisis.-el af the
iinliliA fgrer> upGgr III caieHsn.ta II aiiF.r-
eat parts II lie cpuitsy iar ;js prtsef Fa;io,i
|of pr.er, he left SAINTS Re 80 tic a5:h oi
Neyrlnier. ard coinnetcesl lis rres;t 'nhfes
to the P4ciae Crsi. i,aring ID igw Mtxt
icn the Missouri tolunieers Under 0cp
Dinsplap. he to.,k with him Hms,ld s,aE
aul- A3out tlitee haa1fe.l nlen Gf tl,e fir'i
Dragons, baggage and provision wagons,
and sixts.ay days supplies Among tAr
officers of tlie cpmmaad was Captain +. V.
Summer, who ssilisequeutsy cnlcr.ri i'm
pIrsans scryire nj sIir lmtslps Of Gsrt4;sa-cs
Aad Cilrrnsstrlssc, asd during tAs fts,,.llinn
was raised to tI,e Fang IL Mnier General
Eef,tc ieavIng Ssn'a f'sahe hs,f-,ss lrlna.sia,,s
30 the Dragons werc sent hack - Fari
I.esvenwurth and Rsulcs ssletisttsi 10 tllcir
stead, a. tilis animal was flpugja ~ I,cssrss
inRe endurance, and was igttcr htlap;el tn
travel through a tlry desert c1uatfg mostly
destitute 1T water and where tists wild grass
II the pIaiss vas ths uuls i',rnes.
=
Orders nere left for The California Ran
etrs nnder somnundnf Capt :iutsoD, and
tie Bsitaiion of Mnrmons uH.ler II. Cnl.
Alien then approaching the Territory from
sfissoufi, TO sureerd him sa'sc0n a< the lat.
teF cfrps siouid arrive at Sauta Fe. Leay-
III. Sarta lie iiis command nuvca dqSn
tie Rio Grardc, and rs sllc SCfspiics were
mostly drawn hy ox-wa.;uns ~liiclr hasl l'ecn
employed tf The pufrnsc. ne prs,gress II
the command Tor fisrc Mss necessarily
slow. This FLYER WIS crossed A. ARartcrque
and on tie night os the sgiln the eonHaand
eaiupcl'a II Psiaritto. At tliis tl,sle tie Nav4
aju Indians wcrs at war with tlss people Of
New strxica. Murlers were being eeniait-
ted every lay. and nearly al the stock bs.
longing 10 the pcepie soati, Of Ssnte Re had
l,een stolen and driven of Capt iehn~aa,
General Kearney's chief Of stad, In his l,ats
nal observes that parry If Nassjos cfcssed
At this iSnnt day or two I'cilrc and Killed.
eight Mexicans on tile est bark Of Nc riylE5
The same artlsvs wio gTec sonir attention