"The road forks near Pecos the right hand branch leading directly towards Santa Fe while the left which we were now to take is the regular thoroughfare towards Albuquerque and the other towns on the Rio Grande. After a march of some thirty miles, during which the men suffered incredibly from hunger, thirst, and extreme lameness, night overtook us at the small rancho... Before reaching it, my feet were so badly swollen and blistered that I was obliged to draw off my boots, and finish the march with no other protection against the short and prickly grass than my stockings; yet many of my fellow-prisoners were unfortunately worse off than myself, their feet bleeding at every step."
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