Order
Lorenzo Thomas to Picacho, Mesilla Valley, November 25, 1861
GENERAL ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
November 25, 1861.
No. 102. Washington, D. C., November 25, 1861.
I. Maj. Isaac Lynde, Seventh Infantry, for abandoning his post— Fort Fillmore, N. Mex.—on the 27th of July, 1861, and subsequently surrendering his command to an inferior force of insurgents, is, by direction of the President of the United States, dropped from the rolls of the Army from this date.
By command of Major-General McClellan : s A
L. THOMAS,
A djutant-General.
No. 8.
Reports of Lieut. Col. John R.. Baylor, C. S. Army, of skirmish at "Mesilla, and surrender of Union troops at San Augustine Springs, and subsequent operations.
A djutant-General.
No. 8.
Reports of Lieut. Col. John R.. Baylor, C. S. Army, of skirmish at "Mesilla, and surrender of Union troops at San Augustine Springs, and subsequent operations.
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Editor's Notes
From: Operations in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, 1861. Summary: L. Thomas formally orders the dismissal of Maj. Isaac Lynde from the U.S. Army for abandoning Fort Fillmore and surrendering to inferior Confederate forces in 1861.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 4
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