NOVEMBER 29, 1861:
The
Incident At Minter’s Ranch:
A showdown (not a battle) between Union troopers
and Dan Showalter, leading eighteen pro-Confederates, ends
without a shot being fired when the men are arrested peaceably. So ends the closest thing to a Civil War battle in California.
Showalter, the survivor of the last duel to take place in
California, is released after five
months incarceration at Fort Yuma. He travels to Los Angeles, and then onto Mexico, and eventually into Texas.
Showalter eventually takes
command of the 4th Texas Cavalry, Arizona Brigade C.S.A. ("4th Arizona Cavalry") . He is promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in March of 1863.
Thank you to Gene Armistead for contributing to and correcting this post on May 22, 2015.
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