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Confederates Capture Santa Fe and Plot Extermination

Originally published March 16, 2012  in The Immigrants’ Civil War by Patrick Young, Esq. – Blogger In March 1862, after the Confederate army had captured parts of New Mexico…

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The Confederate Army in New Mexico Strikes at Valverde

Originally published on February 24, 2012 in The Immigrants’ Civil War by Patrick Young, Esq. – Blogger As 3,000 Confederates moved north along the Rio Grande River towards…

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Nuevomexicanos Rally As Confederates Move Towards Santa Fe—But For Which Side?

Originally published February 17, 2012 in The Immigrants’ Civil War by Patrick Young, Esq. – Blogger On October 21, 1861, the Texas Confederate army began its…

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The Confederates Move Against Latino New Mexico

Originally published on February 10, 2012 in The Immigrants’ Civil War by Patrick Young, Esq. – Blogger Not all “immigrants” crossed oceans to become American citizens in 1848. One…

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