Bennett, James A.
Forts and forays a dragoon in New Mexico, 1850-1856 Forts & forays James A. Bennett ; edited by Clinton E. Brooks and Frank D. Reeve ; foreword by Jerry Thompson. - 1st pbk. ed. - Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, c1996. - xxxvi, 85 p. : ill., 1 map ; 23 cm.
Originally published: University of New Mexico Press, 1948.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword -- Jerry Thomson -- Introduction -- The diary of James A. Bennett -- Index -- Map: Forts of New Mexico -- Illustrations
This is a rare account of frontier soldiering in the pre-Civil War Southwest by an enlisted man. James A. Bennett joined the regular army in 1849 and was stationed in New Mexico for six years before he deserted to Mexico. Assigned to the First Dragoons, he visited major New Mexico posts such as Forts Union, Craig and Fillmore. During his service, Bennett waged war on the Kicarilla, Mogollon, Mescalero, and Mimbres Apaches, the Navajos, and the Utes, suffering serious wounds at the Battle of Cienguilla. This is a unique glimpse into the routine duties and terrifying ordeals of soldiering in the antebellum Southwest. Googlebooks
0826316905 (pbk.)
95023547
Bennett, James A. b. 1831 --Diaries.
Frontier and pioneer life--New Mexico.
Indians of North America--Wars--New Mexico.
Soldiers--Diaries.--New Mexico
New Mexico--History--1848-
F801 / .B43 1996
978.904 Ben 48
Forts and forays a dragoon in New Mexico, 1850-1856 Forts & forays James A. Bennett ; edited by Clinton E. Brooks and Frank D. Reeve ; foreword by Jerry Thompson. - 1st pbk. ed. - Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, c1996. - xxxvi, 85 p. : ill., 1 map ; 23 cm.
Originally published: University of New Mexico Press, 1948.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword -- Jerry Thomson -- Introduction -- The diary of James A. Bennett -- Index -- Map: Forts of New Mexico -- Illustrations
This is a rare account of frontier soldiering in the pre-Civil War Southwest by an enlisted man. James A. Bennett joined the regular army in 1849 and was stationed in New Mexico for six years before he deserted to Mexico. Assigned to the First Dragoons, he visited major New Mexico posts such as Forts Union, Craig and Fillmore. During his service, Bennett waged war on the Kicarilla, Mogollon, Mescalero, and Mimbres Apaches, the Navajos, and the Utes, suffering serious wounds at the Battle of Cienguilla. This is a unique glimpse into the routine duties and terrifying ordeals of soldiering in the antebellum Southwest. Googlebooks
0826316905 (pbk.)
95023547
Bennett, James A. b. 1831 --Diaries.
Frontier and pioneer life--New Mexico.
Indians of North America--Wars--New Mexico.
Soldiers--Diaries.--New Mexico
New Mexico--History--1848-
F801 / .B43 1996
978.904 Ben 48