The Battle of Glorieta Pass
In 1862 a small army of Texans invaded New Mexico in order to win it for the Confederacy Following the third day of the Battle of Glorieta Pass, the Texans realized their predicament Here we are between two armies, one double ours and the other four times our number, 1,000 miles from home, not a wagon, not a dust of flour, not a pound of meat While the Confederates had forced a Union retreat on the rocky, forested battlefield around Pigeon s Ranch, they could not press their advantage The most crippling blow had come in the surprise destruction of all seventy supply wagons at Johnson s Ranch by Colorado Volunteers So complete was their devastation that during a truce in the early evening, the Texans even had to borrow Union shovels to bury their dead A superbly researched and well written study of the Battle of Glorieta Pass that is likely to be definitive Jerry Thompson, author of Confederate General of the West Henry Hopkins Sibley Read The Battle of Glorieta Pass – kino-fada.fr This book had a few interesting tidbits about the battle of Glorieta Pass It was an easy read, with nice pictures and maps.I have a decedent that fought this battle, James Sampson I have read the book boldly they rode, which the writer who was a lieutenant in the battle makes the claim the union won the battle In the book the Battle of Glorieta Pass gives resounding evidence that the confederates won the battle and were heavily outnumbered But like many Civil War Conflicts never followed up a victory, with an extended victory campaign The book give an overall of the...Great book on the battle that took place in Glorieta Pass area of New Mexico Contains just about everything you want to know about the battle Maps are good at displaying the positions of troops involved Book contains n...
- English
- 22 June 2017 Thomas S. Edrington
- Paperback
- 186 pages
- 0826322875
- Thomas S. Edrington
- The Battle of Glorieta Pass