OTD 165 YEARS AGO: Confederate forces cross the Rio Grande and confront Federals at Fort Fillmore in their effort to conquer the New Mexico Territory.
Tag: John R. Baylor
Confederates Look to Conquer New Mexico
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.
The Confederate Army of New Mexico
Henry H. Sibley’s Confederate Army of New Mexico reaches El Paso, Texas, where it is now poised to conquer the New Mexico Territory.