The Resource The Civil War in West Texas and New Mexico : the lost letterbook of Brigadier General Henry Hopkins Sibley, edited and with an introduction by John P. Wilson and Jerry Thompson
The Civil War in West Texas and New Mexico : the lost letterbook of Brigadier General Henry Hopkins Sibley, edited and with an introduction by John P. Wilson and Jerry Thompson
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- Summary
- In 1862, far from the bloodied fields of Virginia and Tennessee, some 2,000 miles west of Washington and Richmond, the Civil War raged in the mountains and deserts of the Southwest. With an army of zealous Texas recruits, many of them in the fullness of their youth, Gen. Henry Hopkins Sibley marched what became the Army of New Mexico across the burning deserts of the Texas trans-Pecos to Fort Bliss. Driving north into the verdant Mesilla Valley, Sibley hoped to overrun the Union adobe bastion of Fort Craig, push up the Rio Grande and seize the supply depot at Alburquerque, raise the Stars and Bars over Santa Fe, and march on Fort Union, another vital supply depot and the gateway to Colorado. The eventual objective of the campaign, as Sibley purportedly told one of his artillery officers, was the eventual conquest of California. "On to San Francisco" was to be the battle cry of Sibley's army of conquest. A continental Confederate States of America stretching from Richmond to San Francisco might well speed diplomatic recognition by Great Britain and France, a vital component, Jefferson Davis realized, for the independence of the infant southern republic. Civil War in West Texas and New Mexico provides new and exciting details to Sibley's ill-fated and grandiose dreams for a Confederate empire in the Southwest. Of the 147 individual letters the letterbook contains, only eight have been identified as having been published in the Official Records. In particular, the letters show how Sibley organized his small army, enlisted officers at the brigade and regimental levels, and sought to supply it with arms and equipment. In addition, as many as 150 individuals, many of them well known, are named in the letterbook. This new study makes for important reading for anyone interested in the Civil War.
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 193 pages
- Isbn
- 9780874042832
- Label
- The Civil War in West Texas and New Mexico : the lost letterbook of Brigadier General Henry Hopkins Sibley
- Title
- The Civil War in West Texas and New Mexico
- Title remainder
- the lost letterbook of Brigadier General Henry Hopkins Sibley
- Statement of responsibility
- edited and with an introduction by John P. Wilson and Jerry Thompson
- Subject
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- Texas -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns
- Texas -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate
- New Mexico -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns
- Generals -- Confederate States of America -- Correspondence
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns
- New Mexico -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
- Sibley, Henry Hopkins, 1816-1886 -- Correspondence
- Confederate States of America, Army -- Correspondence
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In 1862, far from the bloodied fields of Virginia and Tennessee, some 2,000 miles west of Washington and Richmond, the Civil War raged in the mountains and deserts of the Southwest. With an army of zealous Texas recruits, many of them in the fullness of their youth, Gen. Henry Hopkins Sibley marched what became the Army of New Mexico across the burning deserts of the Texas trans-Pecos to Fort Bliss. Driving north into the verdant Mesilla Valley, Sibley hoped to overrun the Union adobe bastion of Fort Craig, push up the Rio Grande and seize the supply depot at Alburquerque, raise the Stars and Bars over Santa Fe, and march on Fort Union, another vital supply depot and the gateway to Colorado. The eventual objective of the campaign, as Sibley purportedly told one of his artillery officers, was the eventual conquest of California. "On to San Francisco" was to be the battle cry of Sibley's army of conquest. A continental Confederate States of America stretching from Richmond to San Francisco might well speed diplomatic recognition by Great Britain and France, a vital component, Jefferson Davis realized, for the independence of the infant southern republic. Civil War in West Texas and New Mexico provides new and exciting details to Sibley's ill-fated and grandiose dreams for a Confederate empire in the Southwest. Of the 147 individual letters the letterbook contains, only eight have been identified as having been published in the Official Records. In particular, the letters show how Sibley organized his small army, enlisted officers at the brigade and regimental levels, and sought to supply it with arms and equipment. In addition, as many as 150 individuals, many of them well known, are named in the letterbook. This new study makes for important reading for anyone interested in the Civil War.
- Assigning source
- Cover
- Biography type
- autobiography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
- 973.7/42/092
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E467.1.S56
- LC item number
- S53 2001
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Southwestern studies El Paso, Tex.
- Series volume
- no. 108
- Label
- The Civil War in West Texas and New Mexico : the lost letterbook of Brigadier General Henry Hopkins Sibley, edited and with an introduction by John P. Wilson and Jerry Thompson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-187) and index
- Control code
- 48617099
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 193 pages
- Isbn
- 9780874042832
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2001090216
- Note
- Library{u2019}s copy 2 (SW Writers): Purchased, 2015 (Access. No. 2015-026). Forms part of: Marc Simmons Library. Jerry Thompson's inscribed presentation copy to Marc Simmons. Item laid in: 1 typed Marc Simmons book review. Paperbound.
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Label
- The Civil War in West Texas and New Mexico : the lost letterbook of Brigadier General Henry Hopkins Sibley, edited and with an introduction by John P. Wilson and Jerry Thompson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-187) and index
- Control code
- 48617099
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 193 pages
- Isbn
- 9780874042832
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2001090216
- Note
- Library{u2019}s copy 2 (SW Writers): Purchased, 2015 (Access. No. 2015-026). Forms part of: Marc Simmons Library. Jerry Thompson's inscribed presentation copy to Marc Simmons. Item laid in: 1 typed Marc Simmons book review. Paperbound.
- Other physical details
- illustrations
Subject
- Confederate States of America, Army -- Correspondence
- Generals -- Confederate States of America -- Correspondence
- New Mexico -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns
- New Mexico -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
- Sibley, Henry Hopkins, 1816-1886 -- Correspondence
- Texas -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns
- Texas -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate
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