Forty years at El Paso, 1858-1898; recollections of war, politics, adventure, events, narratives, sketches, etc., by W. W. Mills. Page: 6 of 163
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El Paso in 1858 ................. ............ ............... 13
Roster of Ante-bellum Residents of El Paso ................ 18
Incidents Before the War and Early Impressions ........... 22
Murder and Robbery of Giddings' Store (Sheldon Block).... 36
The Canby-Sibley Campaign in 1861-62..................... 38
The Battle of Valverde .................................... 56
Captain M oore ........................................... . 61
A Story Without a Moral .................................. 64
Benjamin S. Dowell ............................ ........ 65
Brad. D aily ................................................ 68
John Lemon ............... .... . .................... .. 71
"Bob" Crandall as a Damphool .................... ..... 73
Robbery of My House in 1865-Indian Trailers ........... 74
Attempt at Assassination in 1867-A Mystery. ........ 77
Fate of My Custom-House Deputies ................ ....... 79
Change of Customs District-Samuel J. Jones (1863) ........ 80
Captains Skillman and French ............ ................. 82
Furnishing Arms to Mexico-1865 . ............. 85
President Juarez' Government at Ciudad Juarez, Near El
Paso-1865-66 ........................................ 88
A Visit to Washington-Political Contests ................. 89
Reconstruction-Constitutional Convention of 1868-69...... 94
Hamilton-Davis Contest of 1869-Adoption of Constitution.. 100
Marriage and Journey to My El Paso Home ................ 102
Assault by Kuhn at Fredericksburg........................ 108
Third Voyage Over the Plains-Enemies and Plots......... 110
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Mills, William W. Forty years at El Paso, 1858-1898; recollections of war, politics, adventure, events, narratives, sketches, etc., by W. W. Mills., book, 1901; Chicago. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth6112/m1/6/ocr/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.