The California Column in New Mexico
- ISBN-10
- 0826306373
- ISBN-13
- 9780826306371
- Pages
- 318
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1982
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Author
- Darlis A. Miller
Description
During the Civil War, the California Column moved to New Mexico to save it for the Union by preventing a Confederate force from occupying it. About 340 members of the Column remained in New Mexico after the war to settle the territory.
