Edward W. B. Newby
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Edward W. B. Newby American soldier, a Colonel of Volunteers in the Mexican American War, a Captain of Cavalry in the early campaigns of the American Indian Wars in the west and a Major in the American Civil War
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Edward W. B. Newby, was born in Virginia
. During the Mexican War Newby was elected Captain of A Company, lst Regiment of Illinois Volunteers, for during the war with Mexico, on May 22, 1847. He then was made Colonel commanding the Regiment, June 8, 1847. His regiment marched across the Great Plains
from Fort Leavenworth
to command the 9th Military District and garrison Santa Fe, New Mexico
and later El Paso
to keep order in the newly acquired lands that became New Mexico Territory
. His command maitained detachments at various times at Taos
, Abiquiu, Mora
, Las Vegas
, Galisteo, Albuquerque, Cebolleta, Tome
, and Socorro
until the war's end. Newby also authorized an expeditions against the Navajo by New Mexico Volunteers in April 1848. In May he led an expedition against the Navajo and made a treaty with them. He was mustered out at the end of the war on, October 16, 1848.
On March 3, 1855 he was made Captain of Company H of the First Cavalry Regiment
, the first in the U. S. Army. As such he served on the plains in Kansas
and in New Mexico Territory
. Newby served in 1856, on duty to keep order Kansas Territory during the troubles in Bloody Kansas. He served in the 1857 Cheyenne Expedition and the Battle of Solomon Forks. He later served in the Kiowa and Comanche Campaign of 1860.
At the beginning of the American Civil War Captain Newby was transferred to the U. S. Fourth Cavalry Regiment, on August 3, 1861. On July 17, 1862 he was promoted Major, Third Cavalry Regiment. He retired September 25, 1863 and died March 29, 1870.
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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Edward W. B. Newby, was born in Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. During the Mexican War Newby was elected Captain of A Company, lst Regiment of Illinois Volunteers, for during the war with Mexico, on May 22, 1847. He then was made Colonel commanding the Regiment, June 8, 1847. His regiment marched across the Great Plains
Great Plains
The Great Plains are a broad expanse of flat land, much of it covered in prairie, steppe and grassland, which lies west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada. This area covers parts of the U.S...
from Fort Leavenworth
Fort Leavenworth
Fort Leavenworth is a United States Army facility located in Leavenworth County, Kansas, immediately north of the city of Leavenworth in the upper northeast portion of the state. It is the oldest active United States Army post west of Washington, D.C. and has been in operation for over 180 years...
to command the 9th Military District and garrison Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and is the seat of . Santa Fe had a population of 67,947 in the 2010 census...
and later El Paso
El Paso
El Paso, a city in the U.S. state of Texas, on the border with Mexico.El Paso may also refer to:-Geography:Colombia:* El Paso, CesarSpain:*El Paso, Santa Cruz de TenerifeUnited States:...
to keep order in the newly acquired lands that became New Mexico Territory
New Mexico Territory
thumb|right|240px|Proposed boundaries for State of New Mexico, 1850The Territory of New Mexico was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from September 9, 1850, until January 6, 1912, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of...
. His command maitained detachments at various times at Taos
Taos Pueblo
Taos Pueblo is an ancient pueblo belonging to a Taos speaking Native American tribe of Pueblo people. It is approximately 1000 years old and lies about north of the modern city of Taos, New Mexico, USA...
, Abiquiu, Mora
Mora, New Mexico
Mora or Santa Gertrudis de lo de Mora is an unincorporated community in, and the county seat of, Mora County, New Mexico, United States. It is located about half way between Las Vegas, New Mexico and Taos on Highway 518 at an altitude of 7,180 feet...
, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, New Mexico
Las Vegas is a city in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. Once two separate municipalities both named Las Vegas, west Las Vegas and east Las Vegas , divided by the Gallinas River, retain distinct characters and separate, rival school districts. The population was 14,565 at the 2000...
, Galisteo, Albuquerque, Cebolleta, Tome
Tome-Adelino, New Mexico
Tome-Adelino is a census-designated place in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 2,211 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, and Socorro
Socorro, New Mexico
Socorro is a city in Socorro County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It stands in the Rio Grande Valley at an elevation of . The population was 9,051 at the 2010 census...
until the war's end. Newby also authorized an expeditions against the Navajo by New Mexico Volunteers in April 1848. In May he led an expedition against the Navajo and made a treaty with them. He was mustered out at the end of the war on, October 16, 1848.
On March 3, 1855 he was made Captain of Company H of the First Cavalry Regiment
1st Cavalry Regiment (1855)
1st Cavalry Regiment was a unit of the United States Army, and was the first US Army unit to be designated "Cavalry". Previously, mounted riflemen were called “Dragoons”. In 1833 the "First Regiment of Dragoons" was formed and soon after that the "Second Regiment of Dragoons"...
, the first in the U. S. Army. As such he served on the plains in Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
and in New Mexico Territory
New Mexico Territory
thumb|right|240px|Proposed boundaries for State of New Mexico, 1850The Territory of New Mexico was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from September 9, 1850, until January 6, 1912, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of...
. Newby served in 1856, on duty to keep order Kansas Territory during the troubles in Bloody Kansas. He served in the 1857 Cheyenne Expedition and the Battle of Solomon Forks. He later served in the Kiowa and Comanche Campaign of 1860.
At the beginning of the American Civil War Captain Newby was transferred to the U. S. Fourth Cavalry Regiment, on August 3, 1861. On July 17, 1862 he was promoted Major, Third Cavalry Regiment. He retired September 25, 1863 and died March 29, 1870.