Glorieta Battlefield
N 35° 34.476 W 105° 45.534
13S E 431236 N 3937031
This historic marker is located east of exit 299 on I-25 in New Mexico.
Waymark Code: WM4X9D
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 10/08/2008
Views: 47
The marker reads as follows:
GLORIETA BATTLEFIELD
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 of taking over New Mexico.
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