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Book SynopsisThe reports and letters brought to light by John P. Wilson in this remarkable collection offer new perspectives on the Civil War in the West. The 282 letters, song lyrics, casualty lists, intelligence dispatches, transcripts of witness testimony, newspaper accounts, and official reports of battles that appear here build upon the massive anthology of Civil War documentation.
Table of ContentsPrelude: a Confederate assessment of New Mexico in 1861 1 document -- Southern New Mexico, June-July 1861 (Union correspondence) 22 documents -- Headquarters and northern district correspondence, June-July 1861 (Union) 18 documents -- Headquarters and Fort Union correspondence, August 1861 (Union) 53 documents -- The retreat from Arizona, July-August 1861 (Union) 2 documents -- Headquarters and southern district correspondence, August-December 1861 (Union) 38 documents -- Confederate correspondence, July-December 1861 14 documents -- Rio Bonito and Manzano theater, August 1861-January 1862 (Union and Confederate) 19 documents -- Southern Arizona, August 1861-August 1862 (Union and Confederate) 17 documents -- Confederate correspondence, January-April 1862 9 documents -- Headquarters and other correspondence, January-March 1862 (Union) 38 documents -- Baylor's raid on Corralitos, February 1862 (Confederate and Mexican correspondence) 6 documents -- The Battle of Valverde, February 1862 (Union and Confederate) 5 documents -- Apache Pass and Glorieta, March 1862 (Union and Confederate) 5 documents -- Headquarters and southern district correspondence, April-August 1862 (Union) 21 documents -- Confederate correspondence, May-July 1862 14 documents.
