Tag Archives: New Mexico

ECW Weekender: Battles of Mesilla

Posted on May 11, 2018 by Bert Dunkerly

Sometimes juxtapositions grab our attention and draw us to see connections. On a recent trip to New Mexico to visit family, my thoughts turned to the Confederate invasion of what was then the Arizona Territory. Living close to the Confederate … Continue reading →

Posted in Battles, ECW Weekender | Tagged Battles of Mesilla, Confederate Arizona, ECW Weekender, Fort Fillmore, Henry Sibley, Isaac Lynde, John R. Baylor, New Mexico | 4 Comments

Cathay Williams / William Cathey: Buffalo Soldier

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Meg Groeling

My father was a freeman, but my mother was a slave, belonging to William Johnson, a wealthy farmer who lived at the time I was born near Independence, Jackson County, Missouri.[1] So begins the story of Ms. Cathay Williams, the … Continue reading →

Posted in USCT | Tagged 10th U.S. Cavalry, 38th U.S. Infantry, 9th U.S. Cavalry, black history, black history month, black-history-2018, Buffalo Soldiers, Cathay Williams, Female Soldiers, Fort Bayard, Fort Cummings, Fort Reily, Fort Union, General Barbara Lynne Owens, Invalid Pension, jefferson barracks, New Mexico, Philip Sheridan, Trinidad Colorado, USCT, Veteran Pension, washerwoman, William Cathey, women disguised as soldiers, women's studies | 12 Comments

Tag Archives: New Mexico

ECW Weekender: Battles of Mesilla

Cathay Williams / William Cathey: Buffalo Soldier

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