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[New Mexico Territory.] - Connelly, Henry
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Description
- Proclamation by the Governor. Whereas this Territory is now invaded by an armed force from the State of Texas . . . Sante Fe: September 9, 1861
- paper, ink
Small broadside (8 1/2 x 5 1/4 ins; 213 x 132 mm). One folded leaf. Fine.
Rare. "ordering an immediate organization of the militia force" to repel invaders from Confederate Texas. At the end of July, Union forces in New Mexico had suffered a potentially disastrous defeat with the surrender of their forces near Fort Fillmore and were bracing for further Confederate threats.
Rare. "ordering an immediate organization of the militia force" to repel invaders from Confederate Texas. At the end of July, Union forces in New Mexico had suffered a potentially disastrous defeat with the surrender of their forces near Fort Fillmore and were bracing for further Confederate threats.
Literature
Streeter I, 443