William H. Emory, The Heroic Opening of the American Southwest – Patagonia
Patagonia Public Library 346 Duquesne, Patagonia, AZ, United StatesLieutenant William H. Emory, topographical engineer, rode with General Kearny in the 1846/47 conquest of New Mexico, Arizona, and California. Bold Emory, as he was known at West Point, fought beside the general at the Battle of San Pascual. Throughout his trek from Missouri to California, he recorded the terrain, its people, ruins, flora and […]