Albuquerque Town Plaza Civil War Memorials, NM - American Civil War Monuments and Memorials on Waymarking.com

The separate pieces that together make this Plaza a memorial to the Civil War are: 1) Skirmish of Albuquerque interpretive plaque.***** 2) Confederate Soldiers buried here plaque (on gazebo)***** 3) Civil War battle of March/April 1862 plaques with flags***** 4) Mountain Howizers display and interpretive sign. ^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^> SKIRMISH OF ALBUQUERQUE: "Skirmish of Albuquerque April 8-9, 1862 While Confederate Brigadier General H.H. Shipley ws assembling the bulk of his army at Santa Fe, Union Colonel E.R.S. Canby moved 1200 men from Fort Craig to occupy Albuquerque, "If it can be done without serious loss" though outnumbered six to one, a small detachment of Confederates under Captain William P Hardeman repulsed the attack and maintained possession of the town. Emplaced by the New Mexico Sons of Confederate Veterans April 9, 1982." ^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^> CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS BURIED HERE: "General Henry H. Sibley and his Texas volunteers occupied Old Town Albuquerque and raised the Confederate flag at this location in March 1862. A plaque on the gazebo located in the center of Old Town Plaza reads as follows: Confederate Soldiers who served in Gen Sibley's Brig with Maj Trevanion T Teel were buried here when Conf Flag was flying over Old Albuquerque in April 1862. Another plaque on the opposite side of the gazebo reads: Skirmish of Albuquerque April 8-9, 1862" ^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^> CIVIL WAR BATTLE OF MARCH/APRIL 1862: "March 2, 1862, the Union calvary, commanded by Capt. Herbert Enos abandoned the garrison at Albuquerque, burned buildings, food and material and retreated North to Ft. Union. Gen. Henry Sibley, Commander of the southern forces entered the city and raised the Confederate flag over the plaza. Some citizens were pro-south but most were loyal to the U.S. After the defeat of the Confederate Army at Apache Canyon, they retreated to Albuquerque. Union General E.R.S. Canby began the bonbardment of Albuquerque on April 10, 1862. After several hours he ordered a cease-fire to protect citizens. The Confederates buried their cannons and under cover of darkness left Albuquerque, dispersed as an army and returned to Texas. (presented by Albuquerque Historical Society July 1969)." ^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^>^<^> MOUNTAIN HOWITZERS: "Cast in the foundry of Cyrus Alger & Company of Boston, Massachusetts, and originally designed to be mule-pack artillery, the Model of 1835 12-Pounder, Mountain Howitzer was the smallest U.S. cannon of the period and could fire a 12-pound exploding shell to a distance of 1000 yards. It was a light field piece of great mobility and intended for use in all kinds of rough terrain. In early April 1862, Civil War Confederate forces that had invaded New Mexico Territory began their retreat back to Texas following defeat at Glorieta Pass, east of Santa Fe, two weeks earlier. Confederate artillery commander Major Trevanion T. Teel buried eight cannon barrels near this Plaza to prevent their capture by pursuing Union forces. Twenty-seven years later, Major Teel returned to Albuquerque to show local citizens where the cannon barrels were buried. On August 19, 1889, all eight barrels were excavated from a chile pepper patch, formerly a corral, some 500 feet northeast of San Felipe de Neri Church, near the present day Albuquerque Museum of Art of History. Two of the barrels have remained in Albuquerque. Local residents made new carriages for the two remaining cannon barrels and displayed them on the Plaza for many years. Because of the great value of the original barrels, replicas were later made and replaced the originals on the Plaza. These barrels are mounted on "Prairie" style gun carriages -- most likely the configuration used by Confederate forces in New Mexico. It is sometimes said that these two mountain howitzers "guard" the Old Town Plaza. They represent a proud and important era in Albuquerque history. The original mountain howitzer barrels and other artifacts from the New Mexico Campaign of the Civil War are on display at the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, two blocks northeast of this Plaza. The City of Albuquerque and the donors listed on the opposite side of this marker completed a howitzer restoration and interpretation project in 2007."

Date Installed or Dedicated: 07/01/1969 Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: New Mexico Sons of Confederate Veterans, Albuquerque Historical Society, NM State Parks Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Other or General Civil War Rating (1-5): Related Website: [Web Link] Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes

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