Albert Jennings Fountain Document, 1838-1896

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Albert Jennings Fountain Document, 1838-1896

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This collection consists of one photoprint of a handwritten document, entitled"Confundis de la Historia del Pintoresco Pueblo de la Mesilla," by Colonel Albert JenningsFountain. The document outlines the role of the town of la Mesilla in the history of New Mexico,with regard to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the Gadsden Purchase, and the Civil War.

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Fountain, Albert Jennings, 1838-1896

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Colonel Albert Jennings Fountain was born in Staten Island, New York in 1838. His early military career led him to various parts of the country, including -- perhaps most significantly, New Mexico. Fountain served with the First Regiment of the New Mexico Volunteer Militia during New Mexico's Territorial period. He was stationed at Fort Fillmore, in Mesilla, where he met and married Mariana PeĢrez. Fountain's pioneer activities included militia service, involvement in the capture of Geronimo, wo...