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The 3d Series will contain the correspondence, orders, reports, and returns of the Union authorities (embracing their correspondence with the Confederate officials) not relating specially to the subjects of the first and second series. It will set forth the annual and special reports of the Secretary of War, of the General-in-Chief, and of the chiefs of the several staff corps and departments; the calls for troops, and the correspondence between the National and the several State authorities. The 4th Series will exhibit the correspondence, orders, reports, and returns of the Confederate authorities, similar to that indicated for the Union officials, as of the third series, but excluding the correspondence between the Union and Confederate authorities given in that series. ROBERT N. SCOTT,

Major, Third Art., and Bvt. Lieut. Col.

WAR DEPARTMENT, August 23, 1880.

Approved:

ALEX. RAMSEY,

Secretary of War.

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CHAPTER XI.

OPERATIONS IN TEXAS, NEW MEXICO, AND ARIZONA.

June 11, 1861-February 1, 1862.

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS.

11, 1861.-Col. E. R. S. Canby, Nineteenth U. S. Infantry, placed in gen-
eral charge of affairs in the Department of New Mexico,
3, 1861.-New Mexico embraced in the Western Department. t

Fort McLane, N. Mex., abandoned.

8, 1861.-Brig. Gen. Henry H. Sibley, C. S. Army, ordered to Texas to expel Union forces from New Mexico.

10, 1861.-Fort Breckinridge, N. Mex., abandoned.

23, 1861.-Fort Buchanan, N. Mex., abandoned.

25, 1861.-Skirmish at Mesilla, N. Mex.

26, 1861.-Fort Fillmore, N. Mex., abandoned.

27, 1861.-Surrender of Union forces at San Augustine Springs, N. Mex.
2, 1861.-Fort Stanton, N. Mex., abandoned.

14, 1861.-Brig. Gen. Earl Van Dorn relieved from, and Brig. Gen. Paul O.
Hébert assigned to, command of Confederate forces in Texas.
23, 1861.-Skirmish near Fort Craig, N. Mex.

25-Sept. 8, 1861.-Operations against Indians about Fort Stanton, N. Mex.
1861.-Skirmish with Indians near Fort Bliss, Tex.

4, 1861.-Brig. Gen. Earl Van Dorn, C. S. Army, transfers command of the Department of Texas to Col. H. E. McCulloch, First Texas Rifles. 18, 1861.-Brig. Gen. Paul O. Hébert, C. S. Army, assumes command of the Department of Texas.

25, 1861.-Skirmish at Cañada Alamosa, N. Mex.

26, 1861.-Skirmish near Fort Thorn, N. Mex.

30-Oct. 7, 1861.-Operations against Indians from Camp Robledo, N. Mex.

11-16, 1861.-Operations against Indians from Fort Inge, Tex.

1, 1861.-Skirmish with Indians on the Peosi River, Tex.

8, 1861.-Capture of the Royal Yacht in Bolivar Channel, Texas.

9, 1861.-The Department of New Mexico re-established under Colonel Canby, U. S. Army.t

14, 1861.-Brig. Gen. H. H. Sibley, C. S. Army, assuines command of the forces on the Upper Rio Grande and in New Mexico and Arizona.

*See Vol. I of this series, p. 606.

+ See order constituting that department, General Frémont's order assuming command, and order re-establishing, in Vol. III of this series, pp. 390, 406, 567.

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JULY 25-27, 1861.-Skirmish at Mesilla, evacuation of Fort Fillmore, and surrender of Union troops at San Augustine Springs, N. Mex.

REPORTS, ETC.

No. 1.-Col. E. R. S. Canby, Nineteenth U. S. Infantry, with orders.

No. 2.-Maj. Isaac Lynde, Seventh U. S. Infantry, commanding captured forces.

No. 3.-Capt. Alfred Gibbs, Third U. S. Cavalry, with application for court of inquiry. No. 4.-Asst. Surg. J. Cooper McKee, U. S. Army, with "statement."

No. 5.-"Statement" of Capt. C. H. McNally, Third U. S. Cavalry.

No. 6.-Recapitulation of troops surrendered.

No. 7.-U. S. Secretary of War to House of Representatives.

No. 8.-Lieut. Col. John R. Baylor, C. S. Army, and including subsequent operations.

No. 1.

Reports of Col. E. R. S. Canby, Nineteenth U. S. Infantry,* with orders.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF NEW MEXICO,

Santa Fé, N. Mex., August 4, 1861.

SIR: I have the honor to inclose a copy of a report from Major Lynde, Seventh Infantry, commanding at Fort Fillmore. This report is in all respects unsatisfactory, and subsequent rumors, not yet confirmed, give a still more unfavorable complexion to the state of affairs in the South. These rumors, although so circumstantial as to give them an air of probability, seem incredible. If true, Major Lynde's abandonment of his position and trusts exposes the command from Arizona and the posts of Forts Stanton and Craig to great danger, if attacked by a superior force. The commanders of these posts are confident of their ability to hold their positions. The regular troops at both posts are under orders to withdraw as soon as the troops from the South have passed up. I have confidence in the commanders of both posts and of the four companies (Captain Moore, First Dragoons) now on the march from Arizona.

At my instance the governor of the Territory will call out the militia of the Territory and will furnish an additional force of mounted volunteers. I hope soon to be able to restore the Territory to its normal condition. This news has roused the people of New Mexico from their apathetic condition, and I have now no doubt that the organization of an efficient home guard and the completion of the volunteer troops that have been called for will be speedily effected.

No official reports of events subsequent to the 26th inst. have been received, but I hope to obtain authentic information before mail leaves. Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant,

ED. R. S. CANBY,

Major, Tenth Infantry, and Bvt. Lieut. Col., Comdg. Dep't."

To the ASSISTANT ADJUTANT-GENERAL,

Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C.

SANTA FÉ, N. MEX., August 11, 1861.

SIR: I have the honor to transmit copies of two reports, the first from Major Lynde, Seventh Infantry, late commander of Fort Fillmore and

*See also Canby to Assistant Adjutant-General Western Department, August 16, in "Correspondence, etc.," p. 63,

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