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Glorieta Pass New
Mexico
March 26-28, 1862
Glorieta Pass was a strategic location, situated at the southern tip
of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, southeast of Santa Fe, and on the Santa
Fe Trail. In March 1862, a Confederate force of 200-300 Texans under the
command of Maj. Charles L. Pyron encamped at Johnson's Ranch, at one end of
the pass. Union Maj. John M. Chivington led more than 400 soldiers to the
Pass and on the morning of March 26 moved out to attack. After noon,
Chivington's men captured some Rebel advance troops and then found the main
force behind them. Chivington advanced on them, but their artillery fire
threw him back. He regrouped, split his force to the two sides of the pass,
caught the Rebels in a crossfire, and soon forced them to retire. Pyron and
his men retired about a mile and a half to a narrow section of the pass and
formed a defensive line before Chivington's men appeared. The Yankees
flanked Pyron's men again and punished them with enfilade fire. The
Confederates fled again and the Union cavalry charged, capturing the
rearguard. Chivington then retired and went into camp at Kozlowski's Ranch.
No fighting occurred the next day as reinforcements arrived for both sides.
Lt. Col. William R. Scurry's troops swelled the Rebel ranks to about 1,100
while Union Col. John P. Slough arrived with about 900 men. Both Slough
and Scurry decided to attack and set out early on the 28th to do so. As
Scurry advanced down the canyon, he saw the Union forces approaching, so he
established a battle line, including his dismounted cavalry. Slough
hit them before 11:00
am. The Confederates held their ground and
then attacked and counterattacked throughout the afternoon. The fighting
then ended as Slough
retired first to Pigeon's Ranch and then to Kozlowski's Ranch. Scurry soon
left the field also, thinking he had won the battle. Chivington's men,
how-ever, had destroyed all Scurry's supplies and animals at Johnson's
Ranch, forcing him to retreat to Santa Fe, the first step on the
long road back to San Antonio,
Texas.
The Federals had won and, thereby, stopped Confederate incursions into the
Southwest. Glorieta
Pass
was the turning point of the war in the
New Mexico Territory.
Result(s): Union victory
Location: Santa Fe
County and
San
Miguel County
Campaign: Sibley's New Mexico Campaign (1862)
Date(s): March
26-28, 1862
Principal Commanders: Maj. John C. Chivington and
Col.
John P. Slough [US]; Maj. Charles L. Pyron and Lt. Col. William R. Scurry
[CS]
Forces Engaged: Northern Division, Department of New
Mexico [US];
4th, 5th, and 7th Texas
Cavalry Regiment, artillery, and a company of independent volunteers [CS]
Estimated Casualties: 331
total (US 142; CS 189)
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How to install:
Just create a new folder in your C:\BGS directory and name it « GP ».
After having downloaded them, unzip all files (maps and others) into
this « GP » folder. Start your game by C:\BGS\BGS.EXE and choose the
Glorieta
Pass
(GP) module.
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