Vulture over the carrion: New Mexico volunteers prepare for war -- Brave Christian soldiers: New Mexico militia prepare for war -- For liberty and the union: New Mexico Territory at war -- Now the drums of war: the bloody Battle of Valverde -- A place called Pigeon's Ranch: the Battle of Glorieta -- Soul of a people in a time of great suffering -- Brave soldiers all -- Mangas Coloradas' head and Lieutenant Bargie's heart -- Scorching the earth of a proud people -- Gibraltar of the Diné and the long walk to Hwéeldi -- Hawk wings against the western sky -- Every man a cossack -- Where red geraniums once bloomed.
Summary
Thompson draws on service records and numerous other archival sources that few earlier scholars have seen in this comprehensive work.
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