following las animas canyon, the 9th cavalry continued its pursuit of victorio, but he was able to escape across the mexican border. taking a break from campaigning, day was married on thanksgiving day, 1879, to emilia schultz, his wedding attended by governor lew wallace. he resumed campaigning against victorio in 1880, but apart from two actions in which he was involved in the early part of the year, served as a staff adjutant and later returned to command of a troop, seeing little action. victorio was later killed by mexican forces in october.