Page 9 (Official Records Volume 4) CHAP. XI.] SURRENDER AT SAN AUGUSTINE SPRINGS, N. MEX. 25th instant, and in reply beg to state that I […]
Gibbs Surrender Letter to COL. E. R. S. CANBY
ALBUQUERQUE [N. MEX.], August 20, 1861. Colonel E. R. S. CANBY, Commanding Department of New Mexico, Santa Fe, N. Mex. COLONEL: I have the honor […]
Surrender at San Augustine Springs
The location and view of the surrender site is located: 32.4301548753966, -106.5850172756598 I have uploaded a few documents that will allow you to examine the […]
Gibbs Pushed by Brother to Mange His Money
I posted research where Alfred Gibbs was working in the Pacific Division, 1849 to 1852, stationed at Sonoma Barracks, Sonoma, California; George Gibbs to Alfred, […]
Question of Money – Brother George to Alfred
During the Gold Rush, many prospectors passed through Sonoma on their way to the Trinity and Shasta mines. In 1849, when General Persifor Smith headquartered […]
Pacific Division 1848–1853
This drawing captures the Sonoma Barracks Plaza looked like in 1851, this scetch was created by George Gibbs, the older brother of Alfred Gibbs. The […]
A Love Connection?
Researcher’s Note: The following text is my interpretation of the primary source documents I have assembled to draw conclusions and piece together previously undocumented histories of […]
Frontier Duty
After the Civil War, the U.S. Army was tasked with maintaining order and protecting the western frontier. This involved patrolling the frontier, negotiating treaties with […]