VALVERDE, N. M.
\vˈalvəd], \vˈalvəd], \v_ˈa_l_v_ə_d]\
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An engagement, occurring February 21, 1861, between 1500 Unionists, chiefly volunteers, under Canby, and 2000 Texan rangers commanded by Sibley and Green. Colonel Roberts, Federal, first routed Major Pryon, but the latter, falling back, was supported by Green. The Texans made a spirited dash upon the Federal lines, heedless of the volley of grape and canister. The Federal troops fled in the utmost confusion.
By John Franklin Jameson
