Glorieta in Santa Fe County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)

New Mexico Volunteers at Battle of Glorieta Pass

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 24, 2025

1. New Mexico Volunteers at Battle of Glorieta Pass Marker

Inscription. In memory and honor of a contingent of New Mexico Volunteers who fought alongside Union Regulars and Colorado Volunteers and spearheaded a Union flanking movement at the Battle of Glorieta Pass that ultimately caused the Confederate forces to retreat to Texas, thereby giving up on their effort to annex the entire West and parts of northern Mexico to the South.

En conmemoración y honor del un contingente de Voluntarios de Nuevo México que lucharon al lado de las tropas Regulares de la Unión y de los Voluntarios de Colorado y que iniciaron un movimiento de flanqueo de parte de la Unión en la Batalla del Paso de Glorieta que últimamente forzó la retirada de las fuerzas Confederadas a Texas y que resultó en el abandono de sus esfuerzos de anexar todo el Oeste y partes del norte de México hacia el Sur.

Erected 2018 by Friends and Donors of Pecos National Historical Park.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 35° 34.05′ N, 105° 44.754′ W. Memorial is in Glorieta, New Mexico, in Santa Fe County. It is on New Mexico 50 0.2 miles west of La Cuerva Road, on the right when traveling west. Marker is 1.6 miles southeast of Interstate 25 Exit 299. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 179 NM-50, Glorieta NM 87535, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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Regionally, this memorial is in Northern New Mexico.

It is also in the American Southwest,

in the Mountain West,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also the Republic of Texas.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sibley's Brigade Memorial (here, next to this marker); Colorado Volunteers at the Battles of Glorieta Pass (a few steps from this marker); The Battle of Glorieta Pass (a few steps from this marker); Glorieta Pass Battlefield (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Glorieta Pass Battlefield (approx. 0.9 miles away); Trash is Treasure (approx. 3.3 miles away); A Day in Pueblo Life (approx. 3.3 miles away); Precious Water (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glorieta.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Glorieta Battlefield (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . Glorieta Pass. In the spring of 1862, Federal forces under the command of John P. Slough attacked and defeated a Confederate force near Glorieta Pass, New Mexico, ending a Southern invasion. (American Battlefield Trust) (Submitted on October 7, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 24, 2025

2. New Mexico Volunteers at Battle of Glorieta Pass Marker

Featured marker is in the middle.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 7, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 92 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 7, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.