Incident at San Augustine Springs a hearing for Major Isaac Lynde /
Richard Wadsworth
- Las Cruces, NM Yucca Tree Press 2002
- viii, 375 p. ill., map, ports. ; 24 cm.
- Frontier forts and people series ; no. 3 .
Series statement on jacket. LC copies signed by author.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 366-367) and index.
Major Isaac Lynde, like Benedict Arnold, was considered the foremost American traitor of his era. Just prior to the Civil War, Lynde was accused of surrendering without a fight an entire regiment of battle-ready U.S. troops to the inferior Texas Confederate militia. This book explores the surrounding issues and questions whether he was in fact a coward and a traitor.
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Lynde, Isaac
United States. Army. New Mexico Infantry Regiment, 7th (1861-1865) United States. Army --Officers--Biography.
--19th century--New Mexico Wars--New Mexico
Fort Fillmore Site (N.M.)--History. New Mexico--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.