KIT CARSON Ep. 4 | “Civil War”

Legends of the Old West

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🗓️ 7 June 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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By 1862, the Civil War has stretched across the continent to the farthest territories of the West. Kit Carson joins the effort in New Mexico and leads a unit of volunteers at the Battle of Valverde. In the next engagement, the Battle of Glorieta Pass, Union forces stop the Confederate threat in New Mexico and effectively end the fighting in the territory. With the war subsiding in New Mexico, army officers turn their attention to the Navajo and the Apache, and the beginning of the reservation system. Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join Apple users join Noiser+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons. Click the Noiser+ banner on Apple or go to noiser.com/subscriptions to get started with a 7-day free trial. For more details, visit our website www.blackbarrelmedia.com and check out our social media pages. We’re @OldWestPodcast on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. On YouTube, subscribe to LEGENDS+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: hit “Join” on the Legends YouTube homepage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Greatest of the World
0:05.0	The Greatest of the World
0:14.0	Kit Carson was, for the most part, a settled family man by 1854.
0:19.0	He was running his ranch, in his days of going on long expeditions to the west
0:24.0	were firmly in the past.
0:27.0	He heard it animals for sale across long distances with his old friend Lucien Maxwell,
0:31.0	but those were isolated and specific trips.
0:34.0	And when he returned from the most recent trip in 1854,
0:38.0	he learned he had been appointed Indian agent for all inhabitants in Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado.
0:45.0	Government money was scarce, but ambitions were high, and Carson had no choice but to run his office from his home in Touse.
0:53.0	There was no money available for a standalone facility, much less schools, or the reservations, which the government had yet to implement.
1:01.0	Kit didn't mind, because the circumstances let him spend more time with his family,
1:05.0	which now consisted of four children and his wife Yosefa.
1:09.0	He was a prominent citizen in Touse, attended the Catholic Church, and became a free Mason.
1:14.0	He occasionally took jobs scouting for the army and others when the need for his services arose.
1:20.0	But if this time in his life was considered tranquil compared to the non-stop adventures of the previous decade,
1:26.0	it was more like the calm before the storm.
1:29.0	Trouble was brewing with the tribes, and on a larger scale, the country.
1:35.0	Kit Carson had been around Native American tribes his entire life.
1:39.0	He knew their customs and languages.
1:41.0	He pursued accommodation and negotiation when possible, but he was always aware that aggression could happen at any moment.
1:49.0	Sometimes more forceful means prove necessary, and Carson was no stranger to those as well.
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