Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-04-12

the example and the rest of the crow
was rescued
Mr., Norris next took part in the
siege OF Yorktown under General Nc
Clcllon, Williamsburg Fair Oaks or
Seven Pines. Gaines Mills. battle of
Peach Orchard. the seven days retreat
and Malvern hin After leaving Har
rison's landing he was in tho second
battle of Bull Run He was then in the
fight at Chantilly on September ! / $50
where General Stevens and General
kearnoy were killed. The loss in this
fight was unusually heavy and Mr.
Norris company lost fifty-six men
At the battle OF Antictam on Soptem
Der II. Mr.. Norris was wounded He
was next at Fredericksburg under Gen.
eral burnside on December f. and Il.
1862, and AT Charlottesville on May
l. . and he was badly wounded and
taken prisoner
This ended the civil war experience
and ~ Fc1irRly 1864 he wont TO Mex
leo GlG ioiU,l the French service. He
saw much service ana was In many
fights Mr. Norris entered ,hc service
as private and rose 20 the rank OF lieu.
tenant colonel
In September 1868 the army need
ed cavalry horses ana MI Norris was
sent about Eve miles from Matamoras
To capture uors,G which came down TO
lake for water. Mr. Morris left three
cumua1ics back while D." went on
ahead To view the ground lie saw IN.
horses he wanted ON the opposite side
of the lake ana started i1's tor his
men. As he was riding back. twenty
seven Mexicans lined mp in the road
ahead Of him and demanded his sur.
render He put spurs to his horse.
shot two with his revolver and rode
through them. The sound OF firing
brought up his own men and eleven OF
the MeNicans were captured. Mr..
Norris escaped unhurt. John A Lee
of this city was there AZ the time.
At Quereetaro Mr. Norris was taken
prisoner where MAMMALIAN was cap.
tured. This was on June 10 1867 and
General Lopez. Mexican general he
traycd them for $4,000 He was in
command of the guards that night and
replaced his own men with those OF
the enemy who admitted the army.
The surprise was complete and Maxa-
MILAN was shot on the July ~ follow
ing.
TIE execution was witnessed by Mr..
Norris All prisoners were marched
out and compelled to witness the
scene. At the same time General
Tomas Meiir. under whom Mr.. Norris
served. and General MarOn, were shot.
one of Mr.. Norris most valued posses
sions is an autograph letter from Gen
eral Mejir
Mr. Norris left Mexico In September.
1867. and walked from CordoNa 10 Ca
MARCO. wnore he crossed the rlNCr ana
went To Brownsville Texas. He Sc.
cured a position In the customs house
and was then made city marshal He
came To Albuquerque la 1850 and has
since been on the Santa Pc Pacific and
is a wonderfully robust man for one
who has had such experiences. Mr.
Norris was the first engineer on the
Atlanta a Pacific that tram robbers
held up. On January II, 1883, his train
WAS ditchod lay robbers and Mr.. Norris
went back eleven miles tn secure help
Mr. Norris has two medals of which
he Is very proud one is Il bronze
medal of the empire of Mexico award.
ed him TOR bravery AT the siege al Mat
amoras in holding tort agalrst heavy
odds One side is the head Of MaNa
MILAN aud on the other "Al Merito
Miitar." The medal of greatest value
and one which is elaborate In design
and was rale ely given. is the cross OF
Guadalupe II is of gold and Is inlaid
with enamel This was given tor TX
ceptional bravery in The capture OF
60 a.. Rifn.