Major Lewis Armistead and his men defeat a party of hostile Indians in the Mojave region of California

Major Lewis Armistead led a hand-picked detachment of twenty-five men from his Sixth Infantry Regiment from Fort Mojave at night to surprise a party of renegade Indians camped twelve miles away.  Lieutenant Elisha Marshall marched a similar party from the Sixth in support.  The result was a successful action, with twenty-three hostiles killed.  Three men in Marshall's group were slightly wounded.  (By John Osborne)  
Source Citation
 "The Army and the Indians," New York Times, November 18, 1859, p. 3.
    Date Certainty
    Exact
    Type
    Battles/Soldiers
    How to Cite This Page: "Major Lewis Armistead and his men defeat a party of hostile Indians in the Mojave region of California," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/index.php/node/28859.