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#98 SIBLEY'S NEW MEXICO CAMPAIGN (Part the Third)

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In which we continue our discussion of Sibley's New Mexico Campaign by looking at the Confederates' capture of Albuquerque & Santa Fe, the epic march of the First Colorado to Fort Union, and the engagement at Apache Pass (March 26, 1862).

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