NEW YORK HERALD, Sept. 4, 1863  

* Kit Carson fights the Navajo Indians

On the front page under "Victory of Kit Carson Over the Indians" is a report that reads, in full: "From Albuquerque papers of August, we learn that on the 28th of July Colonel Kit Carson, with part of the First New Mexico regiment, had a fight with the Navajoe Indians beyond Ft. Canby. The Indians were defeated, with the loss of thirteen killed and over twenty wounded, and many prisoners."
Other news of the day with much on the war. Some lite foxing, otherwise in good condition. 8 pages.

Background: This September 4, 1863 newspaper dispatch highlights a pivotal early engagement in the U.S. military's Navajo Campaign (1863–1864), reporting that on July 28, Colonel Christopher "Kit" Carson and elements of the 1st New Mexico Volunteer Regiment defeated a group of Navajo Indians beyond Fort Canby—the re-established post at Fort Defiance, Arizona, serving as Carson's primary operational base. The brief report captures key operational outcomes, noting thirteen Navajo killed, over twenty wounded, and numerous taken prisoner, which marked the opening phase of Brigadier General James H. Carleton's aggressive strategy to forcibly displace the Navajo people. Ultimately, Carson's forces employed scorched-earth tactics—destroying crops, seizing livestock, and relentlessly pursuing raiding parties—to starve the population into surrender, culminating in the forced relocation of over 8,000 Navajo during the 300-plus-mile "Long Walk" to the Bosque Redondo reservation at Fort Sumner.