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Tag: New Mexico Territory

Introducing: James Carleton

February 4, 2020 Megan Kate Nelson 1 Comment

James Henry Carleton produced more primary document material than the other eight protagonists in The Three-Cornered War combined.  As commander…

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Posted in: Megan Kate Nelson Filed under: 1st California, Arizona Territory, Bosque Redondo, California, California Column, Civil War West, Department of New Mexico, James Henry Carleton, Los Angeles, New Mexico Territory, Santa Fe, Union Army

Introducing: John Clark

January 28, 2020 Megan Kate Nelson Leave a comment

John Clark was not one of the original protagonists in The Three-Cornered War.  Clark was a surveyor, lawyer, and landowner in…

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Posted in: Megan Kate Nelson Filed under: Civil War West, Gold mining, land claims, Lincoln Administration, New Mexico Territory, Republican Party, surveying, Surveyor-Generals

Introducing: Kit Carson

January 22, 2020 Megan Kate Nelson 3 Comments

Kit Carson is the only protagonist in The Three-Cornered War who is well-known outside of the Southwest, and western history. But what…

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Posted in: Megan Kate Nelson Filed under: 1st New Mexico Volunteers, American Civil War, Civil War West, Kit Carson, Navajo Campaigns, Navajo history, New Mexico Territory, Union Army, Valverde

Introducing: Juanita

January 7, 2020 Megan Kate Nelson 1 Comment

Juanita was not one of the original protagonists of The Three-Cornered War.  Initially I planned to write about her husband, Manuelito,…

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Posted in: Megan Kate Nelson Filed under: Arizona Territory, Bosque Redondo, Civil War West, Diné Bikéyah, Diné history, indigenous women, Juanita, Navajo history, Navajo Long Walk, Navajo women, Navajos, New Mexico Territory

Introducing: Bill Davidson

December 31, 2019 Megan Kate Nelson 3 Comments

On New Year’s Eve 1861, William Lott Davidson (Bill to his friends) was huddled around a campfire outside the adobe…

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Posted in: Megan Kate Nelson Filed under: Bill Davidson, Civil War Texas, Civil War West, Company A 5th Texas, Confederate invasion of New Mexico, Fort Bliss, New Mexico Territory, Sibley Brigade, Texas

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