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Key Battles of American History

Bonus Episode - The New Mexico Campaign in the Civil War

Key Battles of American History

Key Battles of American History

History

4.7861 Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

In early 1862, a Confederate force consisting mainly of Texans launched an invasion of the New Mexico territory. After a quick and largely unopposed march, they ran into a Union force defending the territory. Would the Confederates succeed in their...

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0:00.0

War has played a key role in the history of the United States, from the nation's

0:10.5

founding right down to the present. War made the U.S. independent, kept it together, increased

0:16.2

its size, and established it as a global superpower. Understanding America's wars is essential for understanding American history.

0:24.0

Welcome to Key Battles of American History,

0:26.8

a podcast in which we discuss American history through the lens of the most important battles of America's wars.

0:32.8

Here is your host, James Early.

0:43.4

Music host, James Early. Hello, everyone, and welcome to another special bonus episode of Key Battles of American

0:48.2

History. This is your host, James Early, as always. And as promised, this is the second of three many episodes that deal with

0:58.7

Texas during the Civil War, at least to some degree. This episode is actually on about a battle,

1:06.6

a couple of battles actually that were fought in the New Mexico territory, which is today,

1:13.0

part of it is the state of New Mexico and part of it is Arizona.

1:17.7

But there were a lot of Texans involved in it.

1:20.9

So it kind of checks the Texas box, if you will.

1:24.6

This is another episode I wrote several years ago for the Come and Take It podcast,

1:28.8

and so I hope you enjoy it. I'd love to hear your thoughts on it. Do you want to hear more of

1:33.4

this kind of thing? You know, just mini-series that are not with the topic that we're covering

1:39.1

at the time, or do you not want to hear this? Or is there something else you'd like to hear?

1:43.4

So let me know. I'd love to hear your feedback.

1:45.8

All right, so without any further ado, let's go into this.

1:48.0

It's called the New Mexico Campaign.

1:50.3

For decades prior to the Civil War, southern leaders had greedily eyed the lands west of the Louisiana

1:55.4

purchase.

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