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A Civil War History of the New Mexico Volunteers and Militia
Contributor(s): Thompson, Jerry D. (Author)
ISBN: 0826355676     ISBN-13: 9780826355676
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
OUR PRICE:   $123.75  
Product Type: Hardcover
Published: September 2015
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BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- History | Military - United States
- History | United States - State & Local - Southwest (az, Nm, Ok, Tx)
Dewey: 978.904
LCCN: 2014028858
Physical Information: 3" H x 8.9" W x 11.3" (6.25 lbs) 952 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1851-1899
- Topical - Civil War
- Cultural Region - Southwest U.S.
 
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Publisher Description:

Winner of the 2016 A. M. Pate, Jr. Award in Civil War History from the Fort Worth Civil War Round Table

Winner of the 2016 Fray Francisco Atanasio Dom nguez Award from the Historical Society of New Mexico

The Civil War in New Mexico began in 1861 with the Confederate invasion and occupation of the Mesilla Valley. At the same time, small villages and towns in New Mexico Territory faced raids from Navajos and Apaches. In response the commander of the Department of New Mexico Colonel Edward Canby and Governor Henry Connelly recruited what became the First and Second New Mexico Volunteer Infantry. In this book leading Civil War historian Jerry Thompson tells their story for the first time, along with the history of a third regiment of Mounted Infantry and several companies in a fourth regiment.

Thompson's focus is on the Confederate invasion of 1861-1862 and its effects, especially the bloody Battle of Valverde. The emphasis is on how the volunteer companies were raised; who led them; how they were organized, armed, and equipped; what they endured off the battlefield; how they adapted to military life; and their interactions with New Mexico citizens and various hostile Indian groups, including raiding by deserters and outlaws. Thompson draws on service records and numerous other archival sources that few earlier scholars have seen. His thorough accounting will be a gold mine for historians and genealogists, especially the appendix, which lists the names of all volunteers and militia men.

Contributor Bio(s): Thompson, Jerry D.: -

Jerry D. Thompson is a Regents Professor of History at Texas A&M International University. He is the author or editor of more than a dozen books, including Texas and New Mexico on the Eve of the Civil War: The Mansfield and Johnston Inspections, 1859-1861 (UNM Press).