In her presentation, Nelson will discuss why and how the desert Southwest — New Mexico, Arizona and Southern ... indigenous peoples during the American Civil War, according to a news release ...

The Civil War was fought in 10,000 places, from Valverde, New Mexico, and Tullahoma, Tennessee, to St. Albans, Vermont, and Fernandina on the Florida coast. More than 3 million Americans fought in ...

Worth, during the Mexican-American War ... later lead armies against one another in the Civil War, had their first combat experiences in Mexico. Generals Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott ...

The United States invaded New Mexico in 1846. The empire's independence lasted until 1848, when the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican-American War. New Mexico achieved statehood on Jan ...