To: snippy_about_it; SAMWolf
Morning Glory Snip & Sam~
Sibley probably faced insurmountable odds. Besides miscalculating Union strength and fortitude, he faced cold weather, barren dry landscape, and a New Mexico Hispanic population that viewed Confederate forces as thieves. Whenever, he detached small scouting units they fell victim to raiding Apaches.
Oh well, Sibley's dream of San Francisco becoming a West Coast "Atlanta" will never be realized. But we can dream! ;o)
60 posted on
11/20/2003 8:24:29 AM PST by
w_over_w
(Is it possible to forget what's happening as it's happening?)
To: w_over_w
Good afternoon w/w. Wouldn't that have been something had the south conquered the west! Now there is a storyline.
62 posted on
11/20/2003 9:29:52 AM PST by
snippy_about_it
(Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul.)
To: w_over_w
Morning w_over_w.
When you think of all the territory and the small number of forces involved it's amazing they could even find each other.
67 posted on
11/20/2003 9:37:08 AM PST by
SAMWolf
(100,000 lemmings can't be wrong.)
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