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General John “Black Jack” Pershing
leads Battery A south out of the barracks of Roswell in 1916. Mission: to find
and catch Pancho Villa in Mexico. Left, the general poses for a civilian
photographer en route. Below: once out of town, the soldiers string out into a
more relaxed formation. As a lieutenant, Pershing was also stationed at Fort
Stanton during the Apache Wars.
More photos below
More photos below
Battery A assembles in front of the barracks. Below left are two details from this photographic sequence. The photo immediately below left has been partially restored.
The photo at above left was partially restored using digital means by Asterlil's Digital Artworks of Lincoln, New Mexico.
Battery A parades through Roswell.
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