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At the battle of Fort Craig, in New-Mexico, when several of the enemy's guns had been silenced, six hundred Texans, picked men, armed with carbines, revolvers, and bowie-knives, made a charge on McCray's battery.
The New-Mexicans, of Col. Pinos' regiment, fled at once.
Capt. Plimpton with the United States infantry stood their ground until more than half their number were killed.
Capt. McCray, having lost his artillery-men, sat coolly on his gun, and, with revolver in hand, fought to the last, and died like a hero.
Van Nostrand. New York, New York. 1862.
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