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Show 360 LEADING OF FACTS NEW HISTORY MEXICAN the war with Mexico ed States by reason of become a part of the Unit secretary of war, the , Early in 1860 hase. and the Gadsden Purc to command Loring, of North Carolina, Floyd, sent Colonel W. W. en, who tend Crit B. co, while George the department of New Mexi ng, was Lori nel Colo as ose same purp had been sent out for the nst the agai on mand of an expediti placed by the latter in com part of y earl the in ton Stan from Fort Apaches, which was to start uption corr the of these men to attempt 1861. It was the business to them ce indu to and ers under them of the patriotism of the offic of the reice serv the to them give lead their men into Texas and nt-Colonel B. 8. Roberts of One of these officers, Lieutena bellion. at Fort Stanton, perceiving en tend Vermont, who had joined Crit rs that der, refused to obey any orde the intentions of his comman , he ough furl a g urin proc and, ose, savored of a treasonable purp to Colonel Loring. en tend Crit ced oun den and hastened to Santa Fé, ce, of thanks for his patriotic servi He was astonished when, instead business, and le’s peop r othe in ling medd he received reproof for Roberts was ordered back a traitor. discovered that Loring was also to warn Captain Hatch, ity rtun oppo an d to Fort Stanton, but foun held Fort rque, and Captain Morris, who the commander at Alburque of the ers, offic l loya r othe as well Craig, both on the Rio Grande, as uity of Loring and Crittenden iniq treachery of their superiors. The New Mexico and they found it in army the to wn kno me beca soon Of the 1200 regular tended. unat and enly necessary to leave sudd treacherous to their ed few prov troops in New Mexico, only a very e their way to Fort Fillmore, just country. Loring and Crittenden mad with distine- s, afterwards serving below Las Cruces, thence to Texa acy. tion in the armies of the Confeder After the war was over Gen- the Khedive eral Loring offered his services to * a.?* Pash ng Lori as known of Egypt and was ng in the command of the Colonel E. R. 8. Canby succeeded Lori southern cause used the Among other officers who espo department. 285 Lossing, B. Loring J., Pictorial rose to History the rank of the Civil War, of major-general vol. in the ii, servi pP - General ed to in Prior to his departure he endeavor Confederacy. can Indian fighters to join him, Chaves and other prominent New Mexi pted h ederate service; not one acce wt them commissions in the Conf service in Egypt, Pacha ed States from his know Unit . the to n retur Fereek his as after n g, Lorin He was also er in Egypt. a book, A Confederate Soldi ve. Khedi the of army the in al gener of He held the rank Patrick F. Garrett |