165 YEARS AGO: Henry H. Sibley tries to persuade Jefferson Davis that he could lead a force into the New Mexico Territory and claim her for the Confederacy.
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The Battle of Apache Canyon
Detachments of the Federal and Confederate armies in the New Mexico Territory clash east of Santa Fe.
A Deaf Ear Has Been Turned in the Southwest
John Baylor, commanding Confederates in the New Mexico Territory, expresses concern that Federals are working to drive him from the region.