Skirmish at Mesilla, New Mexico Territory
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- Multiple units skirmish at Mesilla in present day Doña Ana County, New Mexico on July 25, 1861
- Also referenced as Action at Mesilla, (1st) Battle of Mesilla
Sub-Operations
- This engagement is part of the Early Operations in New Mexico Territory
Union Troops
- 3rd United States Cavalry / Companies B/F[1]
- 7th United States Infantry
Confederate Troops
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Casualties
- Union loss: 3 killed, 6 wounded = Total 9
Sources
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 632, 983, 988)
- Wikipedia - First Battle of Mesilla
- ↑ Listed in battle entry as Mounted Rifles (2 Cos.), but likely this unit