What is the details for Fight in Dog Canyon cost Fort Bliss 3 troopers?
Back during the early days, when Fort Bliss was Downtown, word arrived that Apaches had stolen several head of cattle plus three mules from San Elizario. So on Jan. 31, 1859, Lt. Henry M. Lazelle and 30 men from Company D left Fort Bliss. After riding 20 miles to San Elizario, they were joined by a guide and an interpreter. The Indians now had a three-day start, heading north on what was known during those days as the “Old Salt Trail.” But riding hard, they covered 165 miles in seven days, finally arriving at the entrance of Dog Canyon, 12 miles south of present-day Ala mo gordo. Here the soldiers cocked their wea pons, spurred their horses, and rode a little quicker. For 2åmiles, Company D followed a winding, rock-strewn trail, a narrow and treacherous pathway oftentimes forcing the soldiers to dismount, and at other times to squeeze by single file while remaining on horseback. Before long, every man at the ready, the troopers emerged onto a broad plain surrounded by high mountains. F
