This fort, near which the last battle is reported to have been fought, is an important military station not far from Santa Fe. At the breaking out of the rebellion, the Fort was occupied by a garrison of regulars under command of Capt. W. L. Elliott. He abandoned the post on the approach of the enemy, for which course an inquiry was instituted, which movement resulted in sustaining Capt. Elliott’s action as the best under the circumstances; the only alternative being a disgraceful surrender of his entire command. Capt. Elliott was shortly after appointed Colonel of our second cavalry regiment.
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