Battle Of Sacramento

Battle Of Sacramento

28 February 1847

Sunday, 28th.  At sunrise this morning, we took up our line of march... .  From the Journal of William H. Richardson, a private soldier ... .

Pike Captured In His Stockade

Pike was captured in his stockade, with the few men he had left about him, by Spanish dragoons, under the orders of General Allencaster, then governor of New Mexico. The message he received from his captors was disguised under the form of a polite invitation to visit the governor at Santa Fe. On the 27th of February, 1807, he left his post as a prisoner in the hands of a half-hostile foreign power, accompanied by the remnant of his men. [Source]

General Garland's Order To Longstreet

Letters Received by the Office of the Adjutant General Main Series 1822-1860, #M-567

Content Source: NARA

Special Order #38

*Headquarters, Department of New Mexico
Sante Fe
9 April 1858

...Brevet Major James Longstreet Captain, 8th Infantry, has permission for a leave of absence for 6 months.
Authority is granted to him to apply for further extension of six months.

By Order Of Brevet Brigadier General Garland

W. A. Nichols
Assistant Adjutant General

*A New Mexico Fort was named after General Garland (Fort Garland)