Gallinas Massacre
Part of the American Civil War, Apache Wars
Date September 2, 1861 Location Canada Alamosa, Confederate Arizona Modern Day: Socorro County, New Mexico Result Apache victory
Belligerents
Confederate States	Apache
Commanders and leaders
unknown	unknown
Strength
3 cavalry	30 warriors
Casualties and losses
3 killed	unknown

The Gallinas Massacre was an engagement of the Apache Wars, between a war party of Chiricahua Apache warriors and four Confederate soldiers in the Gallinas Mountains of Confederate Arizona, now within the present day New Mexico. On September 1, 1861, Confederate States Lieutenant [[]] dispatched four of his New Mexico Volunteers from Fort Craig to the Gallinas Mountains a days ride away. Their mission was to fill the forts canteens at a spring in the mountains. Their orders were to make camp at a safe ditance from the spring. Not fearing attack, the four rebels ignored this order and camped just a 100 yard distance from the creek, in a heavily wooded area. the four men were; T. G. Pemberton, Joseph V. Mosse, Joseph Emmanacker, and Floyd A. Sanders. It is not known which of the four was in command. After making the ride to the Gallinas mountains and filling up their canteens, the squad of Confederates made their camp. The next morning, at breakfeast time, three Apaches were seen running through the surrounding pine trees. Immediately breakfeast was stopped and the men saddled their horses. At this time, a shower of arrows rained down upon the camp. The four dismounted and took cover behind the pines, a skirmish ensued for akmost two hours, by that time, Mosse, Emmanacker and Pemberton were dead. Floyd Sanders, left to fight alone, took up Mosse's horse, mounted, and escaped by riding down an almost vertical mountain side. The Apaches pursued him in a running fight which went on for ten miles. This was Floyd Sander's report he told Lietenant upon arriving back at Fort Craig. Apache casualties are unknown.