Rebels on the Rio Grande: The Civil War Journal of A. B. Peticolas by Dr. Don E. Alberts. In 1862 Confederate volunteers from Texas under the command of Brigadier General Henry Hopkins Sibley invaded the New Mexico Territory. Sibley’s Brigade hoped to take Fort Craig and Fort Union and then head north to the Colorado Territory and its valuable mineral resources. The journal of Sergeant A. B. Peticolas is a rare personal account of this little known episode of Civil War history. Despite the fact that he often wrote at night by candlelight after long days of marching through rough country, Peticolas was a keen observer and a good writer. He was also an artist of some skill whose drawings and journal sketches are included here. He presents not only vivid descriptions of the battles but also interesting impressions of New Mexico and of the people he encountered along the way. Don Alberts used his considerable skills as a professional historian and author to bring this rare first person account of the Confederate invasion of New Mexico to life. His introduction provides the reader with details of Peticolas' background and experience, along with a history of the Sibley campaign leading up to the Battle of Valverde, the event which begins the Peticolas journal. Peticolas' observations, extensively annotated by Alberts, offer an unparalleled and fascinating view of soldier life during the Civil War. Alberts also adds details of Peticolas' prominent postwar career as a lawyer and judge in Texas.

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Dr. Don E. Alberts (1935-2010) was a leading authority on the Civil War in the far West. Alberts earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical and aeronautical engineering from the University of New Mexico. He served on the carrier U.S.S. Yorktown as a Naval aviator. He was a technical staff member at the Sandia National Laboratory, before returning to graduate school at the University of New Mexico, where he received his Ph.D. in military and western history. Dr. Alberts taught at the University of Albuquerque and at Texas Tech University. For many years he was chief historian for Kirtland Air Force Base and served as historian for the Bureau of Reclamation in Albuquerque. Alberts was also the author of: "General Wesley Merritt: Brandy Station to Manila Bay" and "Balloons to Bombers," the history of aviation in Albuquerque, as well as numerous articles and writings on military and aviation history. His "Battle of Glorieta: Union Victory in the West" continues to be the definitive work on the events which decided the fate of Sibley’s New Mexico campaign in 1862.

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