Battle of Peralta

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The Battle of Peralta was a minor 1862 engagement of the American Civil War in New Mexico, occurring during the Confederate New Mexico Campaign as Union forces pursued retreating Confederate troops.

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Battle of Peralta canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
campaignContext Union pursuit of retreating Confederate forces after the Battle of Glorieta Pass ⓘ
casualties relatively light on both sides ⓘ
category 1862 in New Mexico Territory ⓘ
Battles of the American Civil War in New Mexico ⓘ
commander Edward Canby ⓘ
linked to: Edward R. S. Canby

Henry Hopkins Sibley ⓘ
Thomas Green ⓘ
linked to: Thomas J. Green
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
countryAtTime United States ⓘ
date April 15, 1862 ⓘ
followedBy Confederate retreat to Texas ⓘ
forcesInvolved Confederate Army of New Mexico ⓘ
linked to: Army of New Mexico

Union Army of the United States ⓘ
linked to: Union Army
location Peralta, New Mexico Territory ⓘ
linked to: Peralta, New Mexico
notableFeature Confederate withdrawal under cover of a sandstorm ⓘ
Union artillery fire against Confederate wagon train and defensive positions ⓘ
partOf Confederate New Mexico Campaign ⓘ
New Mexico Campaign ⓘ
Western theater of the American Civil War (Trans-Mississippi) ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Glorieta Pass ⓘ
result Union victory ⓘ
scope minor engagement ⓘ
stateOrTerritory New Mexico Territory ⓘ
strategicOutcome helped end Confederate attempts to control New Mexico Territory ⓘ
theater Trans-Mississippi Theater ⓘ
year 1862 ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Army of New Mexico → engagement → Battle of Peralta ⓘ
Henry Hopkins Sibley → battle → Battle of Peralta ⓘ
Battle of Valverde → followedBy → Battle of Peralta ⓘ
Sibley’s Brigade → notableEngagement → Battle of Peralta ⓘ