Battle at Picacho Marker

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Near Picacho in Pinal County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Battle at Picacho
April 15, 1862

Battle at Picacho Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Bill Kirchner, January 16, 2010

1. Battle at Picacho Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to those Confederate frontiersmen who occupied Arizona Territory, C.S.A., created by President Jefferson Davis, February 14, 1862. Just two months later, ten of Capt. Sherod Hunter's Confederate Cavalrymen successfully defended Picacho Pass against thirteen Union soldiers who suffered three killed and three wounded but did manage to capture Confederate Sgt. Henry Holmes and Pvts. William Dwyer and John W. Hill before retreating. This 'westernmost battle of the Civil War' delayed for a month the advance of a 2300-man Union column and hastened establishment of Arizona Territory, U.S.A. on February 24, 1863.

Erected 1984 by Children of the Confederacy United Daughters of the Confederacy and Arizona Historical Society.

Location. 32° 38.756′ N, 111° 24.026′ W. Marker is near Picacho, Arizona, in Pinal County. Marker can be reached from Interstate 10. Click for map. Marker is just to the south of the Picacho Peak State Park visitor's center. Marker is in this post office area: Picacho AZ 85141, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 17 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Memorial to the 1st California Cavalry Volunteers (within shouting distance of this marker); Mormon Battalion Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail / Camp 21: El Aquituni (approx. 1.7 miles away); Red Rock Post Office (approx. 6 miles away); In Memory of Tom Mix (approx. 16.7 miles away).

By Bill Kirchner, January 16, 2010

2. Battle at Picacho Marker

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. The Battle of Picacho Pass

Also see . . . Piacho Peak. State Park site, with details on the battle and a video. Note the park will close in June 2010 due to budget cuts. (Submitted on January 28, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Additional comments.
1. State park closing
The Picacho Peak state park is scheduled to close June 3, 2010.

— Submitted January 27, 2010, by Steve Gustafson of Lufkin, Texas.

By Bill Kirchner, January 16, 2010

3. Battle at Picacho Marker

View south to Picacho Peak. Memorial to the 1st California Cavalry Volunteers is just behind this marker.

Credits. This page originally submitted on January 19, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,117 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 19, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.