Arizona silver belt., 1893-06-24
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States appears in print regarding the battles of Ys,yerde and Glorietta, Now Mexico, and which is reproduced in the Albuquerque Citizen, of June 14th, for the information of it's New Mexican readers. As a veraeious chron- iGlsr he ayers ''the Fedetais were literally slaughtered ard further that ''aonS of the Cdnfederates were killed, but counted l50 wounded.
 The casualties attending the Feder- als were S2 killed, and 142 wounded. The Texans, though victorious, proba- ply lost more than the Federals, which was about 90 killed and mortally wounded, and 100 wounded
 Ia reference to the fight at Pigeons ranch, ia Apache conyon, the Louis iaAa historian says "Just before reach ing Fort Union in what is known as Apache canyon, they (Confederates) wero attacked by the troops from Fort UAion, reinforced with several compa- nies of Colorado volunteers. Tho noise of the battle was heard by Col Scurry (Confoderatol at Santa Fe, and he im- mediately issued marching orders and want to the assistance of Colonel Green. When Greens men heard the approach
  of soldiers from Santa Fe they made oRs grand charge and dislodged the Union troops and put them to flight. {"
 By consulting the map and arriving at the relative distances of Apache can yon, where the battle occurred, and Fort Union, ths reader will be forced to tho conclusion that Kaufman was drunk at the time he penned tho article rScounting the incidents of those bat ties. Apache canyon is about 20 miles from Santa Fe by the road then tray sled and Fort Union is, approximately, 96 miles distant from the latter place. which the Confederates were sudsaYur- to reach on account of about $500, ,OOO worth of military supplies stored there, which they required to render the con quest of New Mexico n success.
 The result of the fight at Glorietta. Pigeons ranch, in Apache canyon, was a virtual ending of Confederate opera tions in New Mexico. Their supply | train burned and HOO of their mules bayonsted, rendered them helpless and | had they reached Fort Union they would have been no better equipped | for aggressive warfare for the reason ! that Fort Union was mined and would have been destroyed upon their ap- proaeh.
 The only alternative loft them was retreat and ss consequence, in their impoverished condition, the communi- ty through which they were allowed to pass had to feed them. On reaching Santa Fs an assessment was made upon those supposed to be able to respond to the requirements of the occasion and generally complied with, The writer's stock in trade was depleted to the ex tant of S5,032, and quartermasters re- ceipts given in lieu of Confederate scrip, which were worth less than nine- ty-Rine per cent of their face value in gold MaRy persons were cIamot- ous for their capture, but Gen. CaHby deferred to better advise, prefering that they should go rather than feed them.
 The experience of civilians and the military during the civil war in Now Mexico, if recorded, would abound not only in the pathetic but border on the ridiculous Martial music of the ear splitting fife and spirit-stirring drum awakened echoes in the valleys, noun tains aRd plain. It was our daily diet. It suffused the ear from 'jocuud morA till dewy Oye, and not cnly then but ofttimes at night tho lohg roll was sounded, and the dsfendurs of the flag were aroused from their slurbors to resist an attack.
 And if the reader does not credit the statements of tho BELT they are re- spectfully referred to George Strong, Globes worthy Justice of the Poace, who wore the blue, nad Tod forlorn hope at Yalyerde, and Patrick Shanley, Gila county's ex-Superyisor, who did service st' Glofietta and was one of these who disobeyed the urgont order to spike the Federal battery, when charged by an opposing force, double shotted the guns and saYed the battle, which was followed by flag of truce from tho commander of the Ceufeder. ate forces, with the request for cessa- tion of hostilities in order that they might be afforded the opportunity of burying their dead. Notwithstanding their daring neither George nor Patrick wear cork leg.
 In conclusion it is proper to state that on either side of tie eontending armies were found foeman who neither quailednor blanched in porilous encoun- ters. It also may be said the Texans" | labored under an uneurable disease of want of money, and 50 far removed { from tbeir base of supplies, that the