Battle of Glorieta Pass

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The Battle of Glorieta Pass was a pivotal 1862 American Civil War engagement in the New Mexico Territory that halted the Confederate advance into the Southwest and is often called the "Gettysburg of the West."

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instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Gettysburg of the West ⓘ
associatedPlace Johnson’s Ranch ⓘ
Pigeon’s Ranch ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
campaign Sibley’s New Mexico Campaign ⓘ
casualtiesSide Confederate casualties ⓘ
Union casualties ⓘ
category Battles of the American Civil War in New Mexico ⓘ
combatant Confederate Army ⓘ
Union Army ⓘ
commander Charles L. Pyron ⓘ
John M. Chivington ⓘ
John P. Slough ⓘ
William Read Scurry ⓘ
commemoratedBy Glorieta Pass Battlefield ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date March 26–28, 1862 ⓘ
endDate 1862-03-28 ⓘ
foughtInTerrain mountain pass ⓘ
foughtNear Pecos, New Mexico Territory ⓘ
linked to: Pecos

Santa Fe, New Mexico Territory ⓘ
hasDesignation U.S. National Historic Landmark ⓘ
impact prevented Confederate control of the Southwest ⓘ
isConsidered turning point in the New Mexico Campaign ⓘ
isInChronology American Civil War in the Far West ⓘ
location Glorieta Pass, New Mexico Territory ⓘ
managedBy National Park Service (as part of Pecos National Historical Park) ⓘ
nicknamed Gettysburg of the West ⓘ
notableAction Union forces destroyed Confederate supply train at Johnson’s Ranch ⓘ
opposingCommander Edward R. S. Canby ⓘ
outcome Confederate invasion of New Mexico effectively ended ⓘ
partOf New Mexico Campaign ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Valverde ⓘ
primaryConfederateForce Texas Mounted Volunteers ⓘ
primaryUnionForce Colorado Volunteers ⓘ
result Union victory ⓘ
startDate 1862-03-26 ⓘ
strategicObjectiveOfConfederacy open route to Colorado gold fields ⓘ
seize the New Mexico Territory ⓘ
threaten California and Pacific ports ⓘ
strategicSignificance halted Confederate advance into the Southwest ⓘ
theater Trans-Mississippi Theater ⓘ
tookPlaceIn New Mexico Territory ⓘ
year 1862 ⓘ

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New Mexico Territory → notableBattle → Battle of Glorieta Pass ⓘ
Army of New Mexico → engagement → Battle of Glorieta Pass ⓘ
Pecos → hasNearbyEventSite → Civil War Battle of Glorieta Pass area ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Glorieta Pass
Pecos National Historical Park → associatedWithBattle → Battle of Glorieta Pass ⓘ
Henry Hopkins Sibley → battle → Battle of Glorieta Pass ⓘ
Battle of Valverde → followedBy → Battle of Glorieta Pass ⓘ
Battle of Peralta → precededBy → Battle of Glorieta Pass ⓘ
Sibley’s Brigade → notableEngagement → Battle of Glorieta Pass ⓘ