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The Battle of Glorieta Pass was fought March 26–28, 1862, in the northern New Mexico Territory, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War.While not the largest battle of the New Mexico campaign, the Battle of Glorieta Pass ended the Confederacy's efforts to capture the territory and other parts of the western United States.
The Glorieta Pass Battlefield was the site of an American Civil War battle that ended Confederate ambitions to cut off the West from the Union.The Battle of Glorieta Pass took place on March 26–28, 1862, at Glorieta Pass, on the Santa Fe Trail between the Pecos River and Santa Fe, New Mexico.
The battle is commemorated at Pecos National Historic Park on the east side of the pass. In the 20th century, the pass became used as the route of U.S. Highway 84 and later Interstate 25. The town of Glorieta is located on the eastern side of the pass. The stairwells of the Colorado State Capitol Building display cannonballs from the battle as ...
His life was full of incident, and his courage and marksmanship became literally legendary in his own time. In documented history, as an American soldier he helped win the American Civil War Battle of Glorieta Pass and was in command during an important fight in the Navajo Wars .
The Battle of Glorieta Pass was fought March 26–28, 1862 in the mountain pass west of Pecos Pueblo, along the route of the Old Santa Fe Trail. Confederate forces were en route to take Union-controlled Fort Union , and were fought to a standoff by militia raised in the New Mexico and Colorado Territories.
Battle of Valverde [11] February 20–21, 1862 near Fort Craig: American Civil War New Mexico Campaign: 104 Confederate States of America vs United States of America Battle of Glorieta Pass [12] March 26–28, 1862 modern Santa Fe County & San Miguel County: American Civil War New Mexico Campaign 101 United States of America vs Confederate ...
He distinguished himself as an officer at the Battle of Valverde, February 21–22, 1862, and as well by commanding the Confederate forces in the Battle of Glorieta Pass, March 26–28, 1862. He was promoted to full colonel on March 28, 1862, and subsequently played a key role in leading the Confederate retreat from New Mexico.
The Battle of Glorieta: Union Victory in the West (College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press), 1998. ISBN 0-89096-825-X; Edrington, Thomas S. & John Taylor. The Battle of Glorieta Pass: A Gettysburg in the West, March 26–28, 1862 (Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press), 1998. ISBN 0-8263-1896-7