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Tag Archives: New Mexico
A Saintly Civil War Veteran: Brother Joseph Dutton
By the age of 40, former Union lieutenant Ira Barnes Dutton felt disgusted with how he had spent most of his twenties and thirties in sin. To atone for these misdeeds, he decided to devote his remaining years to helping … Continue reading
The Abolition of Debt Peonage Slavery in New Mexico Territory, Part 2
Emerging Civil War welcomes back Ray Shortridge for Part 2 of his study on slavery in New Mexico territory during the antebellum and Civil War years. Click here to read Part 1. Initially, the influx of Americans into New Mexico … Continue reading
Posted in Slavery
Tagged 13th Amendment, debt peonage, New Mexico, Ray Shortridge, slavery
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The Abolition of Debt Peonage Slavery in New Mexico Territory, Part 1
Emerging Civil War welcomes guest author Ray Shortridge Red, white, and blue Texas Lone Star battle flags rippled in the sharp autumn wind as the Fourth Texas Mounted Infantry trotted west from San Antonio on October 23, 1861.[1] A few weeks … Continue reading
Posted in Slavery
Tagged debt peonage, native americans, New Mexico, Ray Shortridge, Sibley's New Mexico Campaign, slavery, William H. Emory
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ECW Weekender: Battles of Mesilla
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
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