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Glorieta Pass

See photos, portraits, and paintings related to the Battle of Glorieta Pass

(15 photos in gallery)

Apache Canyon

Rob Shenk

View of Apache Canyon, scene of the first phase of the Battle of Glorieta Pass

Kozlowski's Ranch

Kozlowski's Ranch was an important spot along the Santa Fe trail. It was here that Union forces under Maj. Chivington prepared to move down the trail to stop the Confederate forces advancing into the New Mexico territory. After the battle, hospital tents were set up to tend to the wounded.

Brig. Gen. Sibley

Library of Congress

Portrait of Brig. Gen. Henry Hopkins Sibley, the overall commander of Confederate forces in New Mexico

Colonel Edward Canby

Col. Edward R.S. Canby commanded the Department of New Mexico for the Union army. His leadership led to the defeat of the Confederate invasion of New Mexico and the West.

Pigeon Ranch

Rob Shenk

View of Pigeon Ranch, a key battlefield landmark which was roughly at the center of the Union defensive position on March 28, 1862.

Sharpshooter's Ridge

Rob Shenk

View of Sharpshooter's Ridge, looking down towards Pigeon Ranch on the Glorieta Pass Battlefield.

Scurry Leads the Texans Forward

Wayne Justus (www.waynejustus.com)

Lt. Col. William Scurry leads an attack against the Union position near Pigeon Ranch in this painting

Attack on Pigeon Ranch

Wikimedia

This painting by Roy Anderson shows the Confederate attack on the Union position near Pigeon Ranch on the Glorieta Pass Battlefield

Johnson's Ranch

Rob Shenk

Union forces under John Chivington descended down the steep mesas to attack the lightly guarded Confederate supply wagons - a mortal blow for the Confederate forces in New Mexico

Maj. John Chivington

Chivington commanded the Union forces at the Apache Canyon and Johnson's Ranch portion of the battle.

Mesas Near Kozlowski's Ranch

Rob Shenk

The steep, southwestern landscape at Glorieta Pass is unlike any other major Civil War battlefield.

Col. John Slough

Wikimedia

Colonel John Slough commanded the First Colorado Volunteers at the Battle of Glorieta Pass

Colorado Volunteers Monument

Rob Shenk

The Colorado Volunteers Monument at the Glorieta Pass Battlefield

Monuments in the Snow

Charlie Crawford

The Sibley Brigade and Colorado Volunteer monuments sit under a blanket of snow on the Glorieta Pass Battlefield

Glorieta Monument - Santa Fe

Charlie Crawford

A monument at the center of Santa Fe honors the men who fought and died in the various Civil War battles in New Mexico Territory, including Valverde and Glorieta Pass.