Luis Terrazas Letter, 1862

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Luis Terrazas Letter, 1862

The Luis Terraza letter was written by Terraza, then governor of Chihuahua, Mexico, to General Pedro Hinjosa about the Union reinforcement at Fort Bliss, near El Paso, Texas.

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Hinojosa, Pedro, 1820-1903

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Terrezas, Luis, 1829-1923

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Terraraz, Luis

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Don Luis Terrazas (1829-1923) was born José Louis Gonzaga Jesús Daniel Terrazas Fuentas in Chihuahua, Mexico, on July 20, 1829. He was a Mexican politician, businessman, rancher, and soldier, and prominent figure in the state of Chihuahua during the Mexican Revolution. He led the Cientificos during the regime of Porfirio Diaz and founded the Creel-Terrazas family. Terrazas served as governor of Chihuahua (1858-1873; 1879-1903). From the description of Luis ...

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...