Dreams of Empire Shattered – The Baylor –Sibley Campaigns of 1861
Sat, 16 Jul
|By Zoom
In keeping with our theme of the War in Trans Mississippi our July lecture focuses on the frequently neglected story of the campaigns led by John R Baylor and Henry Sibley in the spring of 1861 and the winter of 1862 across present day Texas, Arizona and New Mexico.
Time & Location
16 Jul 2022, 13:00 – 15:00 BST
By Zoom
About the Event
Until recently the Baylor-Sibley operations have often been viewed as a minor sideshow to the main event by many American Civil war historians who have dismissed them as un-important. Our speaker Ian Mitchell hopes to challenge some of those pre conceptions in this presentation. Ian will tell the story of how Texan - Confederate initial successes in 1861 -1862 to fulfil a dream of a huge slave based empire in the South West and Mexico were shattered during a brutal campaign in the winter of 1862 and at a windy mountain pass called Apache Canyon. Ian’s lecture will hopefully provide particular insight into these events as early this year he was fortunate enough to travel over part of the route taken by Sibley and his men in New Mexico.
About the Speaker
Ian Mitchell began his career as a librarian before serving in both the Royal Navy and the British…
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