Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-06-17
BATTLES IN NEW MEXICO.
Confederate Description of the
Fights in this Territory.
sketch ~ the Rebel Leader and the
Invading fn.rrS
INTERESTING rNul ut Hlsion

an Irqu1ry from u reudpr Arklig tur ia
FORMATION regarding the hn'tlre ~ Val
verde and GlnuettA, y. NJ Ihe ,u'uf.
nation gwen wns very ui"agf", ~ 'he ~.
iic,6l records do not give the confederate
participants, nor tue result ~ the bat.
tlea
Mr.. l. II. Kaufman, Of No. rs Lhar
tree street, was u member ~ the second
Texas cavalry aud was IN the battles
mentioned, and gives the following nc.
count ~ the engagements:
Ia February, 1861. Cot. John Il bay lor
urganlzed the Fourth regiment II Texas
cavalry and with u battalion ~ SIX CON.
paules marched frum San Antonio 10 III
PaSo, Texas, capturing the turts on the
| line ~ march which had beer vaca,.u
10y the uulou troops Ihe ior.s taken
Wer" Fort Clark, Fort Stockton. Fort
Da'Ir, Fort BLISS aud Camp ilutchlus,
aud from there the battalion proceeded
10 New Mexico aud captured Fort Fii.
more
At Fort Fillmore Col, Baylor halted
| aud waited tor ShIplry's brigade, winch
| had Ot.u urgHuiLrd aud wHg on ltr WAY
To join his battalion. The brigade con
| sisted - the First regiment commanded
| by Col Scurry, tue Second hugAd. com
mHuded 10y Col. Green aud the Thlrd
brigade commanded 10y C,i. BHgsby
The command wac Hisu sttrug theurd ~
| thls point bN the addition ~ company
~ Texans urghn,lei 10y and under the
Leadership of Captain C"prwood,
he Federal troops III tins section ~
the country az this time We're those who
Tad been stationed al Albuquerque,
Santa fe, Fort CniUn and Fort Crng,
or 'alverd-, and they were all concen-
trat-d ~ III" latter place, having -vhcu.
H'.d the apuvr forte when "a" hustiIltI-s
S"t" tirst opened. Thr troops ~ Fort
trnlg ~sra under IT.. command - Cot
r., Il. =. Chuby. Ia hdd.luu To- the
regular Cnl'rd States trpupS Has com
pan! ut Ouutalnesrs, under the com
mand %
ThE pNuNrLES> XII CARSON.
After resting Tor um. al rurt flll
more, the Confederate cavalry moved
upUE For, Ctaig. Upon the arrival oi
the troOps at the RIO Grgude river, the
officers found that It would bs impussl
Ols To crocs the nysr ~ the vIclnIty uf
the fort, rs the soldiers stUtIon.i ther.
would have AN opportunity Of offering
rselsiaLce without placing themselves ~
| any danger.
The troops then sklrmlshrd around
the vicinity Of the fort and eudeavurrd
t. draw the soldiers out, but they r.fus-
ed ,o light and u Hank movement; Sar
oxeu Ited 10y the CouieJ-rutes nj night
| hN "A hlth iI.. Ill,
| the fort and marched upon one uf the
h,lls, where they encamped, la the
mCrning the federal s.ntrl-a IA the tort
| discovered the camping place ui the enc
| my, but on account Of the secure post
ton occupied could not attack or dis
lodge them, The Confrd.rdt-s marci.ed
all day over the stony hllls aud eudeav
ured to get To the river. but could nu'
| succeed on account Of the opposition u
f-red 10y the tDlon troops.
That night Col Siblsy camped hs men
a little back from the reach of the feder
nj batteries and the next morning again
marched his men towards the rIyer
THIS time he found the enemy ready to
receive them, az they had construct, Il
entrenchments and thrown up earth
| works during the night. The river was
the digestive point Tor the Coni-d.rai-e,
as the troops had to rea h the gat.r
Col. Sibley saw that II would Os impoe
slule to accomplish his purpor. without
ishtng, and h. ordered hs men To
| CHARGE OK rHE ESTRENrHLp FkDLKNI!-
tudeT the hut tire ut Tia. attacking
party the tulOnIsls had u retreat, aud
they CROSSED the river on poutuJu
| bridges. As II WAS ImpOsslhir Tor Col,
| Slbl.y 10 pursue them he took his men
| back and made camp Tor the night,
During the night the tcderais returned
| 10 n. same side ~ the river as the fort
| aud their presence wHs Il soovered the
Lext morning by Col Green. who chArg
ed upon them with his regiment and
| captured their batteries, com plst.ly
routing them, Al this point the entire
| cDlumn moved forward, and tue r'ederals
we're literally slaughtered. Some uf
them sndeavoTsd To recrusa the river,
and were shot Ia the water by the Con
faderate sharp shooters on the shore,
| The loss sustained by the Cnntsd-rstes
during the engagement wac 10 wound
ed. none killed; UnIoDlsts, - killed, liO
wounded. This battle was fought od
| the afternoon of February 2lst aud the
morning u the 32d, lSGl
The battle OF Glutietta, or Apache
NuUOUt " ~ thlleu,
| took place on the 2Ith of March of the
same year.
The Contederatss, under the command
| ~ Col. Green, marched To Fort Uuiun,
and on the line Of march captured the
forts ut Santa 10 and Albuquerque.
Just before reaching Fort Union. 10 what
| 10 known ss Apache Canon, thsy wsrs nj
tackled by the troops from Fort Union.
| reinforced with ssysla nj companies OF
Colorado volunteers. The noise of the
battle was heard by Col, Scurry Rt San.
In, and he immediately lssu"i mHrchluR
orders Tor hls regiment and went Ia the
assistance VI Col. Green, When Green's
men heard Of the approach ot soldiers
| from Santa Fe they made ono grand
charge aud dislodged the Union troops
and put them 10 flight Tho casualties
| 10 this battle were; UnIon, 90 killed, IN
wounded, Conf.d.ratss, B killed, 60
wounded. 70 missing.
The Oontedsratss, after their victories,
remained IN the vicinity for about s,x
weeks, and failing 90 hnd means Tor sub
sistanoe they retreated u Fort Bliss
| The Federals wers watching them and
when they saw them begiu 10 fall back
they communicated with the troops
stationed st Fort Craig, and they ooD
hdsptly expected ~ 10 able % get them
between the Fort Craig batteries 10 the
] rear and The Fort Ualoa troops IN ,hs