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The Glorieta Gazette
A Blog by the Arizona Civil War COuncil


California Awakens
The Battle of Stanwix Station Date: March 30, 1862 Location: Six miles southwest of Agua Caliente, Confederate-occupied New Mexico...
Alexander Alonzo
Jul 8, 20222 min read
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The Gettysburg of the West, Part II
The Battle of Glorieta Pass, Days 2 & 3 Date: March 27 - 28, 1862 Location: Glorieta Pass, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, New Mexico...
Alexander Alonzo
Jul 8, 20225 min read
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The Gettysburg of the West, Part I
The Battle of Glorieta Pass, Day 1 Date: March 26, 1862 Location: Glorieta Pass, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, New Mexico Territory...
Alexander Alonzo
Jul 8, 20223 min read
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Bloody Valverde, Part II
The Battle of Valverde, Day 2 Date: February 21, 1862 Location: Valverde River ForD, New Mexico Territory On the morning of February...
Alexander Alonzo
Jul 8, 20223 min read
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Bloody Valverde, Part I
The Battle of Valverde, Day 1 Date: February 20, 1862 Location: near Fort Craig, New Mexico Territory Confederate General Henry Hopkins...
Alexander Alonzo
Jul 8, 20222 min read
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Of Rusty Nails And Buckshot
The Battle of Pinos Altos Date: September 27, 1861 Location: Pinos Altos, Confederate-occupied New Mexico Territory In reaction to...
Alexander Alonzo
Jul 8, 20222 min read
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A Botched Rescue
Skirmish near Fort Thorn Date: September 26, 1861 Location: 15 miles upriver from Fort Thorn, Confederate-occupied New Mexico Territory...
Alexander Alonzo
Jul 8, 20222 min read
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Burn It All
The Battle of Canada Alamosa Date: September 24 - 25, 1861 Location: San Ygnacio de la Alamosa, Confederate-occupied New Mexico Territory...
Alexander Alonzo
Jul 8, 20222 min read
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Bayonets In The Dark
The Battle of Placitas Date: September 8, 1861 Location: Placitas, Confederate-occupied New Mexico Territory Back on September 2nd,...
Alexander Alonzo
Jul 8, 20221 min read
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None But One
The Battle of the Gallinas Mountains Date: September 2, 1861 Location: Gallinas Mountains, Confederate-occupied New Mexico Territory By...
Alexander Alonzo
Jul 8, 20221 min read
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A Lucky Guess
The Battle of the Florida Mountains Date: August 21, 1861 Location: Florida Mountains, Confederate-occupied New Mexico Territory...
Alexander Alonzo
Jul 8, 20221 min read
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Don’t Look Up
The Battle of Cookes Canyon Date: August 18, 1861 Location: Cookes Canyon, Confederate-occupied New Mexico Territory *Unfortunately, the...
Alexander Alonzo
Jul 8, 20222 min read
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No Way Out
The Siege of Tubac Date: August 3, 1861* Location: Tubac, Confederate-occupied New Mexico Territory * Unfortunately, the actual date(s)...
Alexander Alonzo
Jul 8, 20221 min read
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Confederacy In The West
The Establishment of the Arizona Territory (CSA) Date: August 1, 1861 Location: Mesilla, Confederate-occupied New Mexico Territory...
Alexander Alonzo
Jul 8, 20221 min read
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Whiskey Over Water
San Augustin Spring Date: July 26, 1861 Location: San Augustin Spring, Organ Mountains, Confederate-occupied New Mexico Territory...
Alexander Alonzo
Jul 8, 20222 min read
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Carnage In A Cornfield
The First Battle of Mesilla Date: July 25, 1861 Location: Mesilla, Confederate-occupied New Mexico Territory Following the beginning of...
Alexander Alonzo
Jul 8, 20222 min read
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The Union Interrupted
The American Civil War Begins Date: April 12, 1861 Location: Fort Sumter, Confederate South Carolina Prior to the outbreak of the...
Alexander Alonzo
Jul 8, 20222 min read
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No Peace in Apacheria
The Bascom Affair Date: January 27, 1861 - February 19th, 1861 Location: Between the Dos Cabeza & Chiricahua Mountains, New Mexico...
Alexander Alonzo
Jul 8, 20223 min read
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