Doniphan, Col., Arrives in El Paso
August 20, 2026
On December 27, 1847, Colonel Alexander W. Doniphan led the 1st Regiment of Missouri Mounted Volunteers into El Paso, completing a bloodless occupation that marked the first raising of the American flag in the city. Although El Paso had been theoretically brought under U.S. control earlier, its…
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