On New Mexico 50 0.8 miles west of La Cuerva Road, on the right when traveling west.
In March of 1862 the Civil War Battle of
Glorieta Pass was fought around this
area. Often referred to as the “Gettysburg
of the West”, this little known yet decisive
battle was one of the few fought in the
West. Much of the battlefield is . . . — — Map (db m285807) HM
On State Road 50 at milepost 1.6, on the left when traveling east.
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 Battles of Glorieta Pass. Although no clear victor emerged after two days of fierce and . . . — — Map (db m285809) HM
On State Road 50, on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
The decisive battle of the Civil War in New Mexico was fought at the
summit of Glorieta Pass on March 28, 1862. Union troops won the battle when a party of Colorado volunteers burned the Confederate supply wagons, thus destroying Southern hopes . . . — — Map (db m285808) HM
On New Mexico 50 0.1 miles south of Cur Trail, on the right when traveling east.
The Civil War battle fought in this pass is often
referred to as the “Gettysburg of the West.” Union
forces dashed the Confederacy's strategy to seize
the Southwest's major supply base at Fort Union.
Brigadier General Henry Hopkins Sibley's . . . — — Map (db m285890) HM
On State Highway 50 0.8 miles east of Interstate 25, on the right when traveling east.
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 . . . — — Map (db m285811) HM
On New Mexico 50 0.2 miles west of La Cuerva Road, on the right when traveling west.
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 . . . — — Map (db m285798) WM
