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Show THE COMING OF THE WHITEMEN 119 charged into their midst. Mariano Martinez was also dead. When Navajos again asked for peace, Canby concluded that his campaign had been a success. In late December he arranged a truce. Many of the Navajos' leaders came to Fort Fauntleroy on February 15, 1861. They agreed to submit themselves to the control of the United States and to make complete payment for all property taken or destroyed in raids. They would make war on the unruly men in their tribe. They would move west of Fort Fauntleroy. They also said that the entire tribe would comply with the treaty. The government agreed to take action against anyone who robbed the Navajos and to provide aid to the tribe when it was clear that they had complied with the treaty. The Americans''Civil War Two problems kept Canby from insuring the success of the treaty. First, he could not keep the New Mexicans from making bold slave-raids on the Navajos. Second, the Civil War broke out. That threw military affairs throughout the country into chaos. Even remote New Mexico was drawn into the turmoil. Officer turned against officer and soldier against soldier; the war soon raged along the Rio Grande. As if fifteen years had been wiped off the history books, Navajos and New Mexicans were soon fighting without American soldiers to interfere. What little of the army remained only helped push New Mexico into another Indian war. The Navajos came to Fort Fauntleroy on September 22, 1861, for what had become a regular horse race with the soldiers. An officer won the race, but the Navajos claimed the win was unfair because a bridle had broken. The officer in command told his troops not to let the Indians enter the post. As a result, a guard shot an approaching Navajo. The scene soon turned to slaughter as the soldiers fired and charged with bayonets. Cannon shelled the fleeing Navajos. Women and children were massacred with the men. When it was over, twelve to fifteen Navajos were dead. For what was to be the final time, the Navajos went to war with New Mexico's whitemen. The Utah Navajos When the Americans Came While Americans fought with Navajos who lived along the present New Mexico-Arizona border, they were not sure how many members of the tribe lived in more remote regions. For many years, some Navajos had roamed north of the San Juan |