:21:02
It has come to my attention that
a supply train from the Ordnance Depot...
:21:06
at Denver,
en route to the 2nd California Column...
:21:08
now garrisoned in Santa Fe...
:21:11
should be encamped tomorrow morning
at the Sand River crossing...
:21:15
thirty miles away.
:21:17
Now, if you have the opportunity,
you might just take C Troop.
:21:21
See if you can be of any assistance.
:21:27
Yes, sir.
:21:32
November 4.
:21:34
Lt. Graham had no official orders,
but this didn't stop him.
:21:37
He was very persuasive,
with Sgt. Gomez and C Troop standing by.
:21:42
He took what the Major needed.
:21:44
We returned with 48 new Henry rifles,
5,000 rounds of ammunition...
:21:49
and a baby howitzer
for the lieutenant to play with.
:22:05
I see you transferred back to the artillery,
Lieutenant.
:22:08
Yes, sir.
:22:16
Over a hundred civilian prisoners
volunteered...
:22:19
and from them the Major took six,
and they were doubtful at best.
:22:23
While we waited for horses,
the rebel prisoners that we needed...
:22:26
watched the gallows being built.
:22:28
The gallows on which the Major will hang
Sgt. Chillum, the Hadley brothers...
:22:32
Jimmy Lee, and their captain.
:22:35
Captain.
:22:37
- You figure he's bluffing?
- Sure, he's bluffing.
:22:41
He needs us much more than we need him.
:22:43
Captain, that ain't no dance floor
they're building for us.
:22:45
We just want you to know, sir,
that whatever you figure on...
:22:49
we're all with you.
:22:52
Without Confederate volunteers,
the Major was forced to accept cowboys...
:22:56
drifters and drunks.
:22:59
You wanted Injun-fighting, mule-packing,
whiskey-drinking volunteers, sir.