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161 Anniversary of the Battle of Glorieta Pass, March 25, 2023

THE NEW MEXICO CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS INDEX FOR THE SENA Name.

I found this link to search for soldiers from the civil war.

http://www.researchonline.net/nmcw/mastindx.htm#.ZBLV8qRMGPA

I looked up the Sena last name and this is what came up:

1. Sena, Casarino ~ Romero's Independent Company A, New Mexico Militia Infantry (3 months, 1861-62) Company }

2. Sena, Felipe ~ Romero's Independent Company A, New Mexico Militia Infantry (3 months, 1861-62) Company }

3. Sena, Antonio ~ Sena's Company A, 1st New Mexico Militia (2 months, 1862) Company }

4. Sena, Mariano ~ Sena's Company A, 1st New Mexico Militia (2 months, 1862) Company }

5. Sena, Tomiao ~ Sena's Company A, 1st New Mexico Militia (2 months, 1862) Company }

6. Sena, Jesus Mar. y Quintana ~ 1st Regiment, New Mexico Infantry (Old) Company }

7. Sena, Jesus Sandobal y ~ 1st Regiment, New Mexico Infantry (Old) Company }

8. Sena, Jose de Jesus ~ 1st Regiment, New Mexico Infantry (Old) Company}

9. Sena, Jose Maria ~ 1st Regiment, New Mexico Infantry (Old) Company}

10. Sena, Juan ~ 1st Regiment, New Mexico Infantry (Old) Company}

11. Sena, Maria ~ 1st Regiment, New Mexico Infantry (Old) Company}

12. Sena, Pablo ~ 1st Regiment, New Mexico Infantry (Old) Company}

13. Sena, Clemente ~ 1st Regiment, New Mexico Cavalry Company}

14. Sena, Francisco ~ 1st Regiment, New Mexico Cavalry Company}

15. Sena, Jesus Sandoval y ~ 1st Regiment, New Mexico Cavalry Company}

16. Sena, Jose ~ 1st Regiment, New Mexico Cavalry Company}

17. Sena, Jose D. ~ 1st Regiment, New Mexico Cavalry Company}

18. Sena, Jose de Jesus ~ 1st Regiment, New Mexico Cavalry Company}

19. Sena, Jose Dolores ~ 1st Regiment, New Mexico Cavalry Company}

20. Sena, Juan ~ 1st Regiment, New Mexico Cavalry Company}

21. Sena, Juan ~ 1st Regiment, New Mexico Cavalry Company}

22. Sena, Juan Antonio ~ 1st Regiment, New Mexico Cavalry Company}

23. Sena, Pablo ~ 1st Regiment, New Mexico Cavalry Company}

24. Sena, Pablo ~ 1st Regiment, New Mexico Cavalry Company}

25. Sena, Ysidro ~ 1st Regiment, New Mexico Cavalry Company}

26. Sena, Juan ~ Battalion, New Mexico Volunteers Company}

27. Sena, Jesus Maria ~ 1st Regiment, New Mexico Infantry (New) Company}

28. Sena, Juan Cristobal ~ 1st Regiment, New Mexico Infantry (New) Company}

29. Sena, Mariano ~ 1st Regiment, New Mexico Infantry (New) Company}

30. Sena, Clemente ~ 2nd Regiment, New Mexico Infantry Company}

31. Sena, Francisco ~ 2nd Regiment, New Mexico Infantry Company}

32. Sena, Jose ~ 2nd Regiment, New Mexico Infantry Company}

33. Sena, Jose D. ~ 2nd Regiment, New Mexico Infantry Company}

34. Sena, Patricio ~ 2nd Regiment, New Mexico Infantry Company}

35. Sena, Biviano ~ 3rd Regiment, New Mexico Mounted Infantry Company}

36. Sena, Felez ~ 3rd Regiment, New Mexico Mounted Infantry Company}

37. Sena, Felipe ~ 3rd Regiment, New Mexico Mounted Infantry Company}

38. Sena, Francisco ~ 3rd Regiment, New Mexico Mounted Infantry Company}

39. Sena, Ignacio ~ 3rd Regiment, New Mexico Mounted Infantry Company}

40. Sena, Rogael ~ 3rd Regiment, New Mexico Mounted Infantry Company}

41. Sena, Santiago ~ 3rd Regiment, New Mexico Mounted Infantry Company}

42. Sena, Francisco ~ 4th Regiment, New Mexico Infantry Company}

43. Sena, Jose Dolores ~ 4th Regiment, New Mexico Infantry Company}

44. Sena, Juan Antonio ~ 4th Regiment, New Mexico Infantry Company}

45. Sena, Mateo ~ 4th Regiment, New Mexico Infantry Company}

46. Sena, Antonio ~ Duran's Company, New Mexico Militia Company}

47. Sena, Jesus ~ Duran's Company, New Mexico Militia Company}

48. Sena, Teorircio ~ Duran's Company, New Mexico Militia

Two of my Great-Great Grandfathers fought for the Union. Listed below are my Great-Great Grandfathers, Francisco Sena and Rafael Garcia. It was easy to trace their names as they lived in Chaperito, NM. Which no longer exists as a town. I hope to one day be allowed to visit the cemetery where I have family members who are buried there. Thank God they survived this war.

Mi India Doll Bank by Lynda Martin-Serrano

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When I was a little girl my Uncle Rafael Sena bought me this cute, chubby Indian bank. He told me that the little Indian girl looked just like me; his Indian baby girl or "mi India." I was a chubby little girl when I was young.

See the pictures. LOL! He, of course, said it very lovingly.

I would put change in my Indian bank. One year I wanted to take my money out of my bank; and I had to use a knife to cut the hole bigger at the top of my bank. My poor bank still has the hole in her head. Ouch!!!! I always, always think of my Uncle Rafael Sena when I put my spare change in my doll bank. He was a very special uncle to me.

Well, I am almost 70 years old, I still have that Indian bank, and I still put my change in it for the year.

I have carried that Indian bank with me since I was little girl and would never, ever give it away.

You know, I never think, even to this day that there was anything meant racist, or that I was different from this doll bank, as I call it. I just loved it and I still do. Now, that I know that I am 43% Native Indian or Indigenous, it makes me even more happy.

I hope you enjoy my story and my pictures.