Distant Bugles, Distant Drums: The Union Response to the Confederate Invasion of New Mexico

by Flint Whitlock

Book Overview

Although most accounts of the Civil War's New Mexico campaign have focused on the Confederate effort, Distant Bugles, Distant Drums brings to life the epic march of 1,000 men recruited from Colorado's towns, farms, and mining camps to fight 3,000 Confederate soldiers in New Mexico.

Drawing on previously overlooked diaries, letters, and contemporary newspaper accounts, military historian Flint Whitlock brings the Civil War in the West to life...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870819127
• ISBN13: 9780870819124
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: University Press of Colorado
• Length: 307 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 8.9"