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Issac Lynde (1804-1886), U. S. Army

Richard Wadsworth, Incident at San Augustine Springs: A Hearing for Major Isaac Lynde, Yucca Tree Press, 2002

Cullen No. 501, (Born Vt.), Isaac Lynde, (Ap'd Vt.), Class Rank 32]


 * Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1823, to July 1, 1827, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Bvt. Second Lieut. of Infantry, July 1, 1827.

Second Lieut., 5th Infantry, July 1, 1827.

Served: in garrison at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., 1827‑29; Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., 1829, — Ft. Mackinac, Mich., 1829‑32, — Ft. Howard, Wis., 1832‑37, — Ft. Winnebago, Wis., 1837‑39, — Ft. Snelling, Min., 1839‑40,

(First Lieut., 5th Infantry, Feb. 18, 1836)

(Captain, 5th Infantry, Jan. 1, 1839)

— Ft. Crawford, Wis., 1840, — and Ft. Gratiot, Mich., 1841‑45; in Military Occupation of Texas, 1845; in the War with Mexico, 1846; on Recruiting service, 1847‑49; and on frontier duty at Ft. Gibson, I. T., p4021849‑50, — Ft. Towson, I. T., 1850‑51,a — Preston Depot, Tex., 1851, — Convoying trains to Fulton, Ark., 1851, — Ft. Belknap, Tex., 1852‑53, — Ft. McIntosh, Tex., 1853‑55, — Ft. Smith, Ark., 1856, — Ft. Gibson,

(Major, 7th Infantry, Oct. 18, 1855)

I. T., 1856‑57, — Ft. Washita, I. T., 1857, — Ft. Laramie, Dak., 1857‑58, — Utah Expedition, 1858‑59, 1860, — March to New Mexico, 1860, — Ft. Webster, N. M., 1860, — Ft. Crittenden, Utah, 1860‑61, — Ft. McLane, N. M., 1861, — and Ft. Fillmore, N. M., 1861, which he abandoned, July 27, 1861, and "subsequently surrendered his command to an inferior force of insurgents." . . .º

Major, 18th Infantry, July 28, 1866.

Retired from Active Service, July 28, 1866, under the Law of July 17, 1862, he being over "the Age of 62 Years."

Served on Court-martial duty, Mar. 7, 1867.

Died, Apr. 10, 1886, at Picolata, Fla.: Aged 82. , No. 501 Isaac Lynde


 * Major Isaac Lynde


 * Maj Isaac Lynde


 * New Mexico historical review, VOL.XXXVI JANUARY, 1961 No.1, THE CASE OF MAJOR ISAAC LYNDE By A.F.H. ARMSTRONG


 * New York Times, October 26, 1861 Affairs in New-Mexico
 * "Affairs in New-Mexico.
 * The correspondent of the St. Louis Republican, writes from Fort Fauntleroy, N.M.:


 * "The Governor of New-Mexico, (ABRAHAM RENCHER,) has issued his proclamation, ordering out the whole effective militia force of the Territory as a Home Guard. Great consternation and dismay pervades the minds of the people. Since the surrender -ignoble and dastardly and cowardly -- of the United States troops, (seven or eight hundred in number,) under command of Major ISAAC LYNDE, of the Seventh Infantry, to an inferior force of Texas rebels and Arizona outlaws, (said only to amount to 350,) great indignation is felt by the native population. They dread the 'Texans.' There are now assembled at Fort Craig (Val Verde, or Green Valley,) on the Rio Grande, 100 miles above Mesilla, 1,500 or 2,000 American soldiers, mostly New-Mexico volunteers. At Albuquerque, a large force is also in readiness to receive the rebels. The Texans are said to be posted at Santa Barbara, (formerly Fort Thorn.) They talk about being largely reinforced -- that, however, is all bush. There can be no doubt that Major LYNDE and a number of his under officers acted the part of traitors and renegades. They will receive their reward in due time.


 * On the 20th of this month about 1,500 or 2,000 Navajo Indians assembled at this post to receive rations of beef, flour, beans, salt, etc., and tobacco, pipes, etc. The latter articles were presents from Mr. JOHN WARD, Deputy Indian Agent, to the Red Men. They seemed to be cheerful, happy and contented, and willing to smoke the pipe of peace. May it be perpetuated.


 * Lieut.-Col. MANUEL CHAVEZ, of the Second Regiment New Mexico Volunteers, is the commanding officer at this post. There are three companies at present retained here.