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The California Column in New Mexico

by Miller, Darlis A.
Published by : University of NM Press (Albuquerque, New Mexico) Physical details: 318 p ISBN:52336.
Subject(s): Biography -- New Mexico | History -- Biography. -- 1848-
Year: 1982
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sw 900 - 999 978.904 Mil (Browse shelf) Available In Memory of : Joe DeSalle 52336

Includes Index and Bibliography

During the Civil War, the California Column moved to New Mexico to save it for the Union by preventing a Confederate force from occupying it. About 340 members of the Column remained in New Mexico after the war to settle the territory.