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Excerpt from The Union Army, Vol. 5: A History of Military Affairs in the Loyal States, 1861-65, Records of the Regiments in the Union Army, Cyclopedia of Battles, Memoirs of Commanders and Soldiers; Cyclopedia of Battles a to Helena A detachment of 28 men from co. 1, under command of Lieut. Murray, was sent down to the Purdy road from Adamsville, to relieve a temporary cavalry picket commanded by Lieut. Rossman, was defeated in a skirmish with Confederate cavalry, with a loss of 1 wounded and 2 or 3 captured. Adobe Fort, New Mex., Nov. 25, 1864. Detachment of California and New Mexico Volunteers and Friendly Indians. The detachment, con sisting of three companies of the Ist Cal. Cavalry, two companies of the Ist N. Mex. Cavalry, and two companies of infantry, with 2 mountain howitzers, numbering 335 white men and 75 Ute and Apache Indians, the whole commanded by co1. Christopher Carson, engaged about well mounted Indians about four miles from Adobe Fort. The hostile force consisted of Kiowas and Comanches, with a few Apaches and Arapahoes. The fight lasted from in the morning until sunset, during which time the Indians fought bravely, charging many times from different points, but in the end they were defeated and compelled to witness the destruction of their village Of 150 fine lodges, with large quantities of dried meats, buffalo robes, powder, cooking utensils, a buggy belonging to the Kiowa chief, Sierrito or Little Mountain, and other property. The battle was hot all Over the ground from the village to Fort Adobe. Carson's loss was 2 whites and 1 Indian killed, and 10 whites and 5 Indians wounded. The enemy lost over 60 in killed and wounded. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.