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On this site and several miles to the west along the Santa Fe Trail, Colorado Volunteers and Regular U.S. Troops fought a Confederate force from Texas in the Battle of Glorieta Pass. Although no clear victory emerged after two days of fierce and b…
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The Civil War battle fought in this pass is often referred to as the "Gettysburg of the West." Union forces dashed Confederate strategy to seize the southwest's major supply base at Fort Union; Colorado and California were to be next. The Texas va…
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The decisive battle of the Civil Warin New Mexico was fought at thesummit of Glorietta Pass on March 28, 1862. Union troopswon the battle when a party ofColorado Volunteers burned the Confederate supply wagons, thus destroyingSouthern hopes for ta…
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